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 54

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pulastya uvāca |
tatastripuṣkaraṃ gacchedabhīṣṭaṃ padmajasya ca |
brahmaṇā tatsamānītaṃ parvate'rbudasaṃjñake || 1 ||
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vasiṣṭhasya purā satre varttamāne narādhipa |
tasminnage samāyātā brahmādyāśca surottamāḥ || 2 ||
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pratijñātaṃ mahārāja brahmaṇā'vyaktajanmanā |
yāvatsthāsye nṛloke'smiṃstāvatsandhyāṃ tripuṣkare |
vaṃdayiṣyāmi saṃprāpte saṃdhyākāle samāhitaḥ || 3 ||
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etasminneva kāle tu prasthitaḥ puṣkaraṃ prati |
saṃdhyārthaṃ padmajo yāvadvasiṣṭhastāvadabravīt || 4 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
karmakālaśca samprāpto yajñe'sminsurasattama |
sa vinā na tvayā deva siddhiṃ yāsyati karhicit || 5 ||
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tasmādānaya cātraiva padmayone tripuṣkaram |
saṃdhyopāstiṃ tataḥ kṛtvā tatra bhūyaḥ sureśvara |
brahmatvaṃ kuru deveśa satre cāsmindayānidhe || 6 ||
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evamukto vasiṣṭhena brahmā loka pitāmahaḥ |
dhyātvā tatrānayāmāsa jyeṣṭhamadhyakaniṣṭhikam |
puṣkaratritayaṃ cāgātsupuṇye salilāśaye || 7 ||
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tataḥprabhṛti saṃjātamarbude'smiṃstripuṣkaram || 8 ||
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tatra yaḥ kārtike māsi paurṇamāsyāṃ samāhitaḥ |
snānaṃ karoti dānaṃ ca tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ || 9 ||
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tasya cottaradigbhāge sāvitrīkuṇḍamuttamam |
snānadānādikaṃ kurvanyatra yāti śubhāṃ gatim || 10 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṃḍe tripuṣkaramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma catuṣpaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 54 ||
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