The Skanda Purana
by G. V. Tagare | 1950 | 2,545,880 words
This page describes Greatness of Nandini Gupha which is chapter 264 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 two hundred sixty-fourth chapter of the Prabhasa-kshetra-mahatmya of the Prabhasa Khanda of the Skanda Purana.
Chapter 264 - Greatness of Nandinī Guphā
[Sanskrit text for this chapter is available]
Īśvara said:
1-2. O goddess, there itself is situated the Guphā (cave named Nandinī) that is destructive of sins. It is the place where is the residence of Siddhas of meritorious minds.
A man who goes there and sees the Guphā (Cave) shall be rid of all sins. He will obtain the benefit of a Cāndrāyaṇa (expiation).