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The Skanda Purana

by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words

Hinduism Purana
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This page describes Karttikamasa-mahatmya which is section 4 of the English translation of the Skanda Purana, the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, preserving the ancient Indian society and Hindu traditions in an encyclopedic format, detailling on topics such as dharma (virtous lifestyle), cosmogony (creation of the universe), mythology (itihasa), genealogy (vamsha) etc.

Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya

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Chapter 1 - Praise of Kārttika Vow
Chapter 2 - Rites to Be Observed in Kārttika
Chapter 3 - The Glory of Kārttika
Chapter 4 - The Procedure of Kārttikasnāna
Chapter 5 - The Daily Routine of Duties in Kārttika
Chapter 6 - Directions for Kārttikavrata
Chapter 7 - Special Efficacy of the Gift of Lamps
Chapter 8 - The Greatness of Tulasī (Basil Plant)
Chapter 9 - Rites to be Performed on Vatsadvādaśī, [...] Dīpāvalī
Chapter 10 - The Greatness of the First Day in the Bright Half of Kārttika
Chapter 11 - The Efficacy of Yamadvitīyā (The 2nd day of Kārttika)
Chapter 12 - The Efficacy of Dhātrī
Chapter 13 - Previous Life of Satyabhāmā
Chapter 14 - The Birth of Jalandhara
Chapter 15 - The Victories of Jalandhara
Chapter 16 - Nārada Visits Jalandhara
Chapter 17 - Dialogue between Nārada and Jalandhara
Chapter 18 - Rudra’s Army Defeated
Chapter 19 - The Fail of Vīrabhadra
Chapter 20 - Fight between Śiva and Jalandhara
Chapter 21 - Vṛndā’s Self-immolation
Chapter 22 - Jalandhara Attains Salvation
Chapter 23 - The Origin of Dhātrī and Tulasī
Chapter 24 - The Legend of Dharmadatta
Chapter 25 - Kalahā Attains Liberation
Chapter 26 - Dialogue between King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa
Chapter 27 - King Cola and Viṣṇudāsa Liberated
Chapter 28 - Dharmadatta Attains Salvation
Chapter 29 - The Story of Dhaneśvara
Chapter 30 - Fasts and Austerities of the Month
Chapter 31 - The Rite of Kūṣmāṇḍa-navamī
Chapter 32 - The Efficacy of Bhīṣmapañcaka Vrata
Chapter 33 - Rules pertaining to Prabodhinī
Chapter 34 - The Procedure of Concluding the Vrata
Chapter 35 - Vaikuntha Caturdaśī Vrata
Chapter 36 - The Efficacy of Listening to the Purāṇa

The Kārttikamāsamāhātmya (Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya) has 36 chapters.

The present volume being Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa of Skandapurāṇa, the months of Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa and Vaiśākha are glorified due to the prescription of Vaiṣṇava Vratas in them.

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