The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Kapardicintamani (Kapardi-cintamani) which is chapter 141 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. This is the one hundred forty-first chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 141 - Greatness of Kapardicintāmaṇi (Kapardi-cintāmaṇi)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to that shrine where Kṛpardin is stationed. It is situated not far therefrom (i.e. Citrapathā river) on the northern side. Like another Cintāmaṇi (wish-yielding philosopher’s stone). O goddess, it bestows the object thought of.
2. O goddess of Devas, on the fourth lunar day coinciding with a Tuesday, the deity should be bathed, adored with various kinds of excellent food offerings and propitiated. By propitiating Vighnarāja, one shall attain all desires.