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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 17
[English text for this chapter is available]
pulastya uvāca |
paṃgu tīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvapātakanāśanam |
yatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ paṃgunā brāhmaṇena ca || 1 ||
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paṃgunāmā dvijaḥ pūrvaṃ cyavanasyānvaye'bhavat |
aśaktaścalituṃ bhūmau paṃgubhāvānnṛpottama || 2 ||
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gṛhakṛtyaniyukto'sāvekadā bāndhavairnṛpa |
paṃgurgaṃtuṃ na śakto'sau paraṃ duḥkhamavāptavān || 3 ||
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athāsau taiḥ parityakto gatvārbudamathācalam |
ekaṃ saraḥ samāsādya tapastepe sudāruṇam || 4 ||
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liṃgaṃ saṃsthāpya tatraiva pūjayāmāsa taṃ vibhum |
gandhapuṣpādinaivedyaiḥ samyakchraddhāsamanvitaḥ || 5 ||
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śivabhaktiparo jāto vāyubhakṣo babhūva ha |
japahomarato nityaṃ paṃgunāmā dvijottamaḥ || 6 ||
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tatastuṣṭo mahādevo brāhmaṇaṃ nṛpasattama |
paṃguṃ prati mahārāja vākyametaduvāca ha || 7 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
paṃgo tuṣṭo mahādevo varaṃ varaya suvrata |
tava dāsyāmyahaṃ sarvaṃ yadyapi syātsudurlabham || 8 ||
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paṃguruvāca |
nāmnā me khyātimāyātu tīrthametatsureśvara |
paṃgubhāvo'tra me yātu prasādāttava śaṃkara || 9 ||
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tavāstu satataṃ cātra sāṃnidhyaṃ saha bhāryayā |
evamuktaḥ sa tenātha vipraṃ prati vacobravīt || 10 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
nāmnā tava dvijaśreṣṭha tīrthametadbhaviṣyati |
khyātiṃ tapaḥprabhāvena tīrthaṃ yāsyati sattama || 11 ||
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caitraśuklacaturddaśyāṃ sāṃnidhyaṃ me bhavettathā || 12 ||
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pulastya uvāca |
snānamātreṇa vipro'sau divyarūpamavāpa ha |
tatra tasthau mahādevo gauryā saha maheśvaraḥ || 13 ||
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tasmindine nṛpaśreṣṭha snānaṃ tatra samācaret |
sa paṃgutvādvinirmukto divyarūpamavāpnuyāt || 14 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśīti sāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe paṃgutīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptadaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 17 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 17
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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