The Skanda Purana

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

This page describes Margashirsha-mahatmya which is section 5 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 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya

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Chapter 1 - Fruit of the Holy Bath in the Month of Mārgaśīrṣa

Chapter 2 - The Application of Tripuṇḍra

Chapter 3 - Imprinting Marks of Conch etc.

Chapter 4 - Worshipping the Conch

Chapter 5 - The Fruit of Conch Worship

Chapter 6 - The Fruit of Offering Tulasī Twigs and Sandalpaste

Chapter 7 - Superiority of Jāti Flower

Chapter 8 - The Greatness of Tulasī

Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya

Chapter 10 - The Concluding Rites in the Lord’s Worship

Chapter 11 - The Story of Ekādaśī

Chapter 12 - Uninterrupted Ekādaśī Vow

Chapter 13 - Importance of Jāgaraṇa in Ekādaśī Vrata

Chapter 14 - The Greatness of the “Matsya” Festival (matsyotsava)

Chapter 15 - Efficacy of the Name of Kṛṣṇa

Chapter 16 - The Greatness of Śrīmadbhāgavata (Bhāgavata-māhātmya)

Chapter 17 - The Greatness of Mathura

The Mārgaśīrṣamāhātmya (Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya) has 17 chapters and is related to the Mathura Tirtha region.

As noted in KM (Kārttika-Māsa-Māhātmya, Ch. 1, Ftn. 1), Mārgaśīrṣa is Viṣṇu’s favourite month. But unlike KM this Māhātmya deals with the various details of Viṣṇu-worship (vide the titles of the chapters of the Mārgaśīrṣa-Māhātmya), the story element being practically absent.

Last Updated: 27 February, 2020