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 57
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pulastya uvāca |
aviyuktavanaṃ gacchettataḥ pārthivasattama |
yasmindṛṣṭe narobhīṣṭairna viyujyeta karhicit || 1 ||
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tatra pūrvaṃ śacī rājanpraviṣṭā duḥkhasaṃyutā |
nahuṣeṇa hṛte rājye devendrasya mahātmanaḥ || 2 ||
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tatprabhāvātpunaḥ prāpto viyukto'pi śatakratuḥ |
tatastasya varo datto vanasya hi tayā nṛpa || 3 ||
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naro vā yadi vā nārī viyuktā'tra vane śubhe |
priyairnivāsa ekasminrātrimekāṃ vasiṣyati || 4 ||
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sa tena labhate saṃgaṃ bhūya eva yathā mayā |
priyaiḥ sa labhate vāsamekarātraṃ vasannṛpa || 5 ||
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phaladānaṃ praśaṃsaṃti tatra brāhmaṇasattamāḥ |
vaṃdhyānāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa yataḥ putraphalaṃ labhet || 6 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe tṛtīye'rbudakhaṇḍe'viyuktakṣetramāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptapañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 57 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 57
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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