The Skanda Purana

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

This page describes Greatness of Vicitreshvara (Vicitra-ishvara) which is chapter 143 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-third chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.

Chapter 143 - Greatness of Vicitreśvara (Vicitra-īśvara)

[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]

Īśvara said:

1-3. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the excellent shrine of Vicitreśvara situated within a distance of ten Dhanus to the east thereof (i. e. Citreśvara) or rather a little to the south-east. It is destructive of sins.

O great goddess, that great Liṅga was installed by Vicitra, the scribe (clerk) of Yama after performing a very difficult penance.

One who adores after visiting the deity shall be rid of all sins. A man who worships in accordance with the injunctions shall never become miserable.

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