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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 18
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pulastya uvāca |
tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha yamatīrthamanuttamam |
mocakaṃ narakebhyaśca prāṇināṃ pāpanāśanam || 1 ||
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purā citrāṃgado nāma rājā paramalobhavān |
na tena sukṛtaṃ kiṃcitkṛtaṃ pārthivasattama || 2 ||
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atīva niṣṭhuro duṣṭo devabrāhmaṇapīḍakaḥ |
paradāraharo nityaṃ paravittaharastathā || 3 ||
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satyaśaucavihīnastu māyāmatsarasaṃyutaḥ |
sa kadācinmṛgayāsakta ārūḍho'rbudaparvate || 4 ||
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aṭanātsa pariśrāṃtaḥ kṣutpipāsāsamākulaḥ |
tena tatra hradaḥ prāptaḥ svacchodakaprapūritaḥ || 58 ||
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padminībhiḥ samākīrṇo grāhanakrajhaṣākulaḥ |
nānāpakṣisamāyukto manohārī suvistaraḥ || 6 ||
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tṛṣārtaḥ saṃpraviṣṭaḥ sa tasminneva jalāśaye |
grāheṇa tatkṣaṇāddhṛtvā bhakṣito nṛpasattama || 7 ||
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tasyārthe narakā raudrā nirmitāśca yamena ca |
yamadūtaistataḥ kṣiptaḥ sa nītvā pāpakṛttamaḥ || 8 ||
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tasya sparśena te sarve narakasthā sukhaṃ gatāḥ |
te dūtā dharmarājāya vṛttāṃtaṃ narako dbhavam |
ācakhyurvismayāviṣṭā narakasthānāṃ sukhodbhavam || 9 ||
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tadā vaivasvataḥ prāha bhūmāvastyarbudācalaḥ |
tatra me'tipriyaṃ tīrthaṃ yatra taptaṃ mayā tapaḥ || 10 ||
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tatrāsau mṛtyumāpanno bhātyadastviha kāraṇam |
tairuktaṃ satyametaddhi mṛto'sāvarbudācale |
grāheṇa sa dhṛtastatra mṛtyuṃ prāpto nṛpādhamaḥ || 11 ||
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yama uvāca |
mucyatāmāśu tenāyaṃ nāneyāścāpare janāḥ |
ye mṛtā mama tīrthe vai sarvapātakanāśane || 12 ||
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tatastaiḥ kiṃkarairmukto yamavākyānnṛpottama |
triviṣṭapaṃ mudā prāptaḥ sevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ || 13 ||
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yastu bhaktisamāyuktaḥ snānaṃ tatra samācaret |
sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ jarāmaraṇavarjitam || 14 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ tatra samācaret |
caitraśuklatrayodaśyāṃ yatra siddhiṃ gato yamaḥ || 15 ||
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tasminneva naraḥ samyakchrāddhakṛtyaṃ samācaret |
ākalpaṃ pitarastasya svarge tiṣṭhaṃti pārthiva || 16 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsa khaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe yamatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmāṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 18
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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