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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 25
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pulastya uvāca |
tataḥ piṃḍārakaṃ gacchettīrthaṃ pāpaharaṃ nṛpa |
yatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ maṃkinā brāhmaṇena ca |
siddhiṃ gatastathā rājaṃstīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ || 1 ||
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purā maṃkirabhūdvipro nāmamātreṇa bhūpate |
mūrkho brāhmaṇakṛtyānāmanabhijñaḥ sumandadhīḥ || 2 ||
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athāsau parvate ramye lokānāṃ nṛpasattama |
mahiṣī rakṣayāmāsa tataḥ piṃḍārakarmaṇi || 3 ||
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kasyacittvatha kālasya tena vittamupārjitam |
dūrātkṛcchreṇa ca stokaṃ jagṛhe goyugaṃ tataḥ || 4 ||
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tatastaddamayāmāsa goyugaṃ nṛpasattama |
atha daivavaśādrājandamitaṃ tasya goyugam || 5 ||
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nibaddhamuṣṭramāsādya grīvādeśe balātsthitam |
athoṣṭrastvarayā rājannutthitastrāsatatparaḥ || 6 ||
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goyugena hi grīvāyāṃ lambamānena bhūpate |
taddṛṣṭvā sumahāścaryaṃ vināśaṃ goyugasya tu || 7 ||
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maṃkirvairāgyamāpannastyaktvā grāmaṃ vanaṃ yayau |
sa gatvā nirjharaṃ kañcidarbude nṛpasattama || 8 ||
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trikālaṃ kurute snānaṃ gāyatrījapamuttamam |
tenāsau gatapāpo'bhūddivyadarśī ca bhūmipa || 9 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu tena mārgeṇa śaṃkaraḥ |
saha gauryā viniṣkrāṃtaḥ krīḍārthaṃ ramyaparvate || 10 ||
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sa dṛṣṭaḥ sahasā tena piṃḍāreṇa mahātmanā |
praṇāmamakarodrājaṃstatastaṃ śaṃkaro'bravīt || 11 ||
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na vṛthā darśanaṃ me syādvaro me gṛhyatāṃ dvija |
yadabhīṣṭaṃ mahārāja yadyapi syātsudurlabham || 12 ||
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piṃḍāraka uvāca |
gaṇo'haṃ tava deveśa bhavāni tripurāṃtaka |
yathā tathā kuru vibho nānyanme hṛdi vartate || 13 ||
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etatpiṇḍārakaṃ tīrtha mama nāmnā prasidhyatu || 14 ||
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bhagavānuvāca |
bhaviṣyasi gaṇo'smākaṃ dehāṃte tvaṃ dvijottama |
etatpiṃḍārakaṃnāma tīrthamatra bhaviṣyati || 15 ||
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ahamatra mahāṣṭamyāṃ nivekṣyāmi mahāmate |
ye ca snānaṃ kariṣyaṃti saṃprāpte cāṣṭamīdine |
te yāsyaṃti paraṃ sthānaṃ yatrāhaṃ nityasaṃsthitaḥ || 16 ||
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pulastya uvāca |
evamuktvā mahādevastatraivāṃtaradhīyata || |
maṃkiḥ piṃḍārakastatra tapastepe divāniśam || 17 ||
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tataḥ kālena mahatā tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ gataḥ |
yatrāste bhagavānrudro gaṇastatra babhūva ha || 18 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena snānaṃ mantreṇa cācaret || 19 ||
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rājendra mahiṣīdānamathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ |
ya icchati sadā'bhīṣṭamiha loke paratra ca || 20 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe piṃḍārakatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 25 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 25
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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