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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 11
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prahlāda uvāca |
tato gaccheddvijaśreṣṭhāstīrthaṃ viṣṇupadodbhavam |
yasya darśanamātreṇa gaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ labhet || 1 ||
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yasyotpattirmayā pūrvaṃ kathitā dvijasattamāḥ |
yasya saṃsmaraṇādeva kīrtanātpāpanāśanam || 2 ||
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hariṇā yā samānītā rukmiṇyarthe mahātmanā |
yasyā gaṇḍūṣamātreṇa hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet || 3 ||
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viṣṇoḥ pādaprasūtāyā vaiṣṇavīti ca viśrutā |
tatra gatvā mahābhāga gṛhītvā'rghyaṃ vidhānataḥ || 4 ||
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namasye tvāṃ bhagavati viṣṇupādatalodbhave |
gṛhāṇārghyamidaṃ devi gaṃge tvaṃ hariṇā saha || 5 ||
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ityuccārya dvijaśreṣṭhā mṛdamālabhya pāṇinā |
prāṅmukhaḥ saṃyato bhūtvā snānaṃ kuryādatandritaḥ || 6 ||
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devānpitṝnmanuṣyāṃśca tarpitavyaṃ tilākṣataiḥ |
upahṛtyopahārāṃśca hyāhūya brāhmaṇāṃstataḥ || 7 ||
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śraddhayā parayā yuktaḥ śrāddhaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ |
yathoktāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyātsuvarṇaṃ rajataṃ tathā || 8 ||
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dīnāndha kṛpaṇānāñca dānaṃ deyaṃ svaśaktitaḥ |
viśeṣataḥ pradātavyaṃ suvarṇaṃ dvijasattamāḥ || 9 ||
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upānahau tato deye jalakumbhaṃ dvijātaye |
dadhyodanaṃ salavaṇaṃ śākajīrakasaṃyutam || 10 ||
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raktavastraiḥ kaṃcukībhī rukmiṇīṃ paridhāpayet |
viprapatnīśca viprāṃśca viṣṇurmeprīyatāmiti || 11 ||
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evaṃ kṛte dvija śreṣṭhāḥ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ |
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptirgayāśrāddhena vai yathā || 12 ||
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vaiṣṇavaṃ lokamāyānti pitarastrikulodbhavāḥ |
jīvate sa śriyāyuktaḥ putrapautrasamanvitaḥ || 13 ||
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prītaḥ sadā bhavettasya rukmiṇyā saha keśavaḥ |
yacchate vāñchitānsarvānaihikāmuṣmikānprabhuḥ || 14 ||
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etanmāhātmyamatulaṃ viṣṇupādodbhavaṃ tathā |
yaḥ śṛṇoti harau bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ sa mucyate || 15 ||
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śrutvā'dhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 16 ||
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iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṃḍe caturthe dvārakāmāhātmye viṣṇupadatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāmaikādaśo'dhyāya || 11 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 11
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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