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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 Dharmaranya-khanda which is section 2 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 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa

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Chapter 1 - Yudhiṣṭhira’s Enquiries
Chapter 2 - Yudhiṣṭhira’s Queries
Chapter 3 - Indra’s Fear
Chapter 4 - Dharmāraṇya Established as a Holy Place
Chapter 5 - Good Conduct (sadācāra)
Chapter 6 - Norms of Good Conduct for Householders
Chapter 7 - Code of Conduct for Women etc.
Chapter 8 - The Coming of Viṣṇu
Chapter 9 - Different Spiritual Lineages and Their Goddesses
Chapter 10 - The Service Rendered by the Merchant Class (Vaṇik or Vaiśya)
Chapter 11 - Dharmāraṇya Becomes Satyamandira
Chapter 12 - The Installation of Gaṇeśa
Chapter 13 - Greatness of Bakulārka
Chapter 14 - Destruction of Viṣṇu’s Head
Chapter 15 - The Story of Hayagrīva
Chapter 16 - The Installation of Ānandā
Chapter 17 - The Greatness of Śrīmātā
Chapter 18 - The Story of Mātaṅgī and Karṇāṭaka
Chapter 19 - The Greatness of Indreśvara and Jayanteśvara
Chapter 20 - Description of Dharā Kṣetra
Chapter 21 - Gotras, Pravaras etc. of the Residents of Dharmāraṇya
Chapter 22 - Installation of the Deities
Chapter 23 - Lohāsura Devastates Dharmāraṇya
Chapter 24 - The Greatness of Dharmāraṇya
Chapter 25 - The Greatness of Sarasvatī
Chapter 26 - The Greatness of Dvārikā
Chapter 27 - The Episode of Balāhaka: The Glory of Govatsa Liṅga
Chapter 28 - The Greatness of Holy Spots
Chapter 29 - The Legend of Lohāsura Concluded
Chapter 30 - Rāma’s Life
Chapter 31 - Rāma’s Pilgrimage to Dharmāraṇya
Chapter 32 - Satyamandira Established
Chapter 33 - Rāma Returns to Ayodhyā
Chapter 34 - Rāma’s Copper-plate Grant to Brāhmaṇas
Chapter 35 - Ruins of Dharmāraṇya Repaired
Chapter 36 - Hanumān Makes His Appearance
Chapter 37 - Return of Moḍha Brāhmaṇas
Chapter 38 - Acquisition of the Charter by Brāhmaṇas
Chapter 39 - Different Families and Groups in Dharmāraṇya
Chapter 40 - Merit of Listening to the Purāṇa

The Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa (Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa) has 40 chapters.

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