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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 49
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pulastya uvāca |
rāmatīrthaṃ tato gacchetpuṇyamṛṣiniṣevitam |
tatra snātasya marttyasya jāyate pāpasaṃkṣayaḥ || 1 ||
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pitṝṇāṃ ca parā tuṣṭiryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam |
purāsīdbhārgavo rāmaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 2 ||
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tena pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ śatrūṇāmicchatā kṣayam |
tataḥ pāśupataṃ nāma tasyāstraṃ paramaṃ dadau || 3 ||
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tapastuṣṭo mahādevo gate varṣaśatatraye |
abravīdvarado'smīti sa vavre śatrusaṃkṣayam || 4 ||
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tataḥ pāśupataṃ nāma tasyāstraṃ paramaṃ dadau |
smaraṇenāpi śatrūṇāṃ yasya saṃjāyate kṣayaḥ || 5 ||
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abravīdvacanaṃ cāpi prahasya vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ |
jāmadagnya mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ || 6 ||
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astreṇānena yuktastvamajeyaḥ sarvadehinām |
bhaviṣyasi na saṃdeho matprasādādbhṛgūdvaha || 7 ||
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etajjalāśayaṃ puṇyaṃ trailokye sacarācare |
rāmatīrthamiti khyātaṃ matprasādādbhaviṣyati || 8 ||
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ye'tra śrāddhaṃ kariṣyaṃti paurṇamāsyāṃ samāhitāḥ |
saṃprāpte kārttike māsi kṛttikāyogasaṃyute || 9 ||
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pitṛmedhaphalaṃ teṣāmaśeṣaṃ ca bhaviṣyati |
tathā śatrukṣayo rājanvāsaḥ svargeṣu cākṣayaḥ || 10 ||
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pulastya uvāca |
evamuktvā mahādevastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ |
rāmo'pyasūdayatkṣatraṃ pitṛduḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ || 11 ||
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triḥsapta tarpayāmāsa pitṝṃstatra praharṣitaḥ |
jamadagnau mṛte tena pratijñātaṃ mahātmanā || 12 ||
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dṛṣṭvā mātuḥ kṣatānyaṃge triḥsapta manujādhipa |
śastrajātāni viprāṇāṃ samāje samupasthite || 13 ||
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pitā me nihato yasmātkṣatriyaistāpaso dvijaḥ |
ayudhyamāna evātha tasmātkṛtvā trisapta vai || 14 ||
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kṣattrahīnāmahaṃ pṛthvīṃ pradāsye salilaṃ pituḥ |
tatsarvaṃ tasya saṃjātaṃ tīrthamāhātmyato nṛpa || 15 ||
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tasmātsarvaṃ prayatnena śrāddhaṃ tatra samācaret |
kṣatriyaśca viśeṣeṇa ya icchecchatrusaṃkṣayam || 16 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe rāmatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikonapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 49 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 49
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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