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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 53
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pulastya uvāca |
tato gacchedbrahmapadaṃ tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam |
yatra pūrvaṃ padaṃ nyastaṃ brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā || 1 ||
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purā brahmādayo devāstatra sarve samāhitāḥ |
arbude parvate ramya ṛṣayaśca sunirmalāḥ || 2 ||
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acaleśvarayātrāyāṃ subhaktyā bhāvitā nṛpa |
atha te munayaḥ sarve procurdevaṃ pitāmaham || 3 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
prabhūtaniyamairhomairvratasnānaiśca nityaśaḥ |
upavāsaiśca nirviṇṇā vayaṃ sarve pitāmaha || 4 ||
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tasmātsadupadeśaṃ tvaṃ kiṃciddātumihārhasi |
tarāmo yena deveśa durgaṃ saṃsārasāgaram || 5 ||
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ayācitopacāraiśca japahomaiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ |
mantrairvrataistathā dānaiḥ svargaprāptiṃ vadasva naḥ || 6 ||
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teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tadā devaḥ kṛpānvitaḥ |
ciṃtayāmāsa suciramiha kiṃcitprahasya ca || 7 ||
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tataḥ svakaṃ padaṃ tyaktvā ramye parvatarodhasi |
athovāca munīnsarvānbrahmā saṃślakṣṇayā girā || 8 ||
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brahmovāca |
etanmahāpadaṃ ramyaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam |
spṛśaṃtu ṛṣayaḥ sarve tato yāsyatha sadgatim || 9 ||
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vinā snānena dānena vratahomajapādibhiḥ |
hitārthaṃ sarvalokānāṃ mayā nyastaṃ padaṃ śubham || 10 ||
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asminpade mayā nyaste yāṃti lokāḥ sahasraśaḥ |
spṛśaṃtu ṛṣayaḥ sarve devāścāpi padaṃ mama || 11 ||
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ekaivātra prakarttavyā śraddhā vā'vyabhicāriṇī |
yaśca śraddhānvitaḥ samyakpadametanmunīśvarāḥ || 12 ||
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pūjayiṣyati saṃprāpte kārtike pūrṇimādine |
toyaiḥ phalaiśca vividhairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ || 13 ||
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brāhmaṇānbhojayitvā tu miṣṭānnena svaśaktitaḥ |
sa yāsyati na sandeho mama lokaṃ sudurlabham || 14 ||
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pulastya uvāca |
tato munigaṇāḥ sarve samyakchraddhāsamanvitāḥ |
pūjayitvā padaṃ tatra brahmalokaṃ samāgatāḥ || 15 ||
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tasmātsarvaprayatnena padaṃ pūjyaṃ narottama |
pitāmahapadaṃ samyakchraddhayā svargadāyakam || 16 ||
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anyatkautūhalaṃ rājanmahaddṛṣṭaṃ mahādbhutam |
padasya tasya yacchrutvā jāyate vismayo mahān || 17 ||
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āyāmavistareṇā'pi prāpte kṛtayuge nṛpa |
na saṃkhyā jāyate rājañchuklavarṇasya mānavaiḥ || 18 ||
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tatastretāyuge prāpte raktavarṇaṃ pradṛśyate |
suvyaktaṃ saṃkhyayā yuktaṃ sarvalokanamaskṛtam || 19 ||
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dvāpare kapilaṃ tacca laghumātraṃ pradṛśyate |
kalau kṛṣṇaṃ susūkṣmaṃ ca ramye parvatarodhasi || 20 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe brahmapadotpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma tripañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 53 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 53
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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