The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Satyabhameshvara (Satyabhama-ishvara) which is chapter 157 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 fifty-seventh chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 157 - Greatness of Satyabhāmeśvara (Satyabhāmā-īśvara)
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-5. Thereafter, O great goddess, a pilgrim should go to the splendid shrine of Satyabhāmeśvara situated within a distance of a Dhanus to the south of Ratneśvara.
It suppresses all sins. It was installed by Satyabhāmā, the beloved wife of Śrīkṛṣṇa, endowed with excellent beauty and munificence.
The holy spot associated with Viṣṇu is destructive of sins of men who, after going there, take holy ablution.
A man or a woman who devoutly worships the deity on the third lunar day in the month of Māgha shall surely be rid of sins.
One who is miserable through misfortunes, grief and distress as well as obstacles shall also be relieved. There is no doubt that he shall be endowed with Satya (Truth), Bhā (Refulgence), Mā (Lakṣmī, glory).