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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 47
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pulastya uvāca |
tato gacchennṛpaśreṣṭha supūrṇaṃ gautamāśramam |
yatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ gautamena mahātmanā || 1 ||
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purā'sīdgautamo nāma muniḥ paramadhārmikaḥ |
sa bhaktyā'rādhayāmāsa devadevaṃ maheśvaram || 2 ||
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bhaktyā'rādhayamānasya nirbhidya dharaṇītalam |
samuttasthau mahalliṃgaṃ paraṃ māheśvaraṃ nṛpa || 3 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu vāguvācāśarīriṇī |
pūjayaitanmahalliṃgaṃ tvadbhaktyā samupasthitam |
varaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te yatte manasi vartate || 4 ||
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gautama uvāca |
atrāśramapade deva tvayā śambho jagatpate |
sadā kāryaṃ hi sānnidhyaṃ yadi tuṣṭo mama prabho || 5 ||
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yastvāṃ paśyati sadbhaktyā brahmalokaṃ sa gacchatu || 6 ||
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ākāśavāṇyuvāca |
māghamāse caturddaśyāṃ yo'tra māṃ vīkṣayiṣyati |
kṛṣṇāyāṃ brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha sa yāsyati parāṃ gatim || 7 ||
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evamuktvā tato vāṇī virarāma mahīpate |
tatrāsti kuṇḍamaparaṃ pavitraṃ jalapūritam |
tatra snāto naraḥ sadyaḥ kulaṃ tārayate'khilam || 8 ||
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yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ viśeṣādindusaṃkṣaye |
gayāśrāddhaphalaṃ tasya sakalaṃ jāyate dhruvam || 9 ||
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tatra dānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti tilānāṃ munipuṃgavāḥ |
tilasaṃkhyāni varṣāṇi dānātsvarge vasennṛpa || 10 ||
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arbude gautamī yātrā siṃhasthe ca bṛhaspatau |
amāyāṃ somavāreṇa dviṣaḍgodāvarīphalam || 11 ||
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ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi bhāgīrathyavagāhane |
sakṛdgodāvarīsnānātsiṃhasthe ca bṛhaspatau || 12 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśātisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe gautamāśramatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 47 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 47
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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