Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 1.1.17.244 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 1.1.17.244

उवाच हितकामाय विधिं लिंगार्चने सती ।
प्रदोषव्रतयुक्तेन इंद्रेण विकृतं कृतम् ॥ २४४ ॥

uvāca hitakāmāya vidhiṃ liṃgārcane satī |
pradoṣavratayuktena iṃdreṇa vikṛtaṃ kṛtam || 244 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.244 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.1.17.244). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hitakama, Vidhi, Lingarcana, Sat, Sati, Pradosha, Vratayukta, Indra, Vikrita, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.244). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “uvāca hitakāmāya vidhiṃ liṃgārcane satī
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • hitakāmāya -
  • hitakāma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    hitakāma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vidhim -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • liṅgārcane -
  • liṅgārcana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • satī -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “pradoṣavratayuktena iṃdreṇa vikṛtaṃ kṛtam
  • pradoṣa -
  • pradoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vratayuktena -
  • vratayukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vratayukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • indreṇa -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vikṛtam -
  • vikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vikṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 1.1.17.244

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.244 in Bengali sript:
উবাচ হিতকামায বিধিং লিংগার্চনে সতী ।
প্রদোষব্রতযুক্তেন ইংদ্রেণ বিকৃতং কৃতম্ ॥ ২৪৪ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.244 in Kannada sript:
ಉವಾಚ ಹಿತಕಾಮಾಯ ವಿಧಿಂ ಲಿಂಗಾರ್ಚನೇ ಸತೀ ।
ಪ್ರದೋಷವ್ರತಯುಕ್ತೇನ ಇಂದ್ರೇಣ ವಿಕೃತಂ ಕೃತಮ್ ॥ ೨೪೪ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.244 in Gujarati sript:
ઉવાચ હિતકામાય વિધિં લિંગાર્ચને સતી ।
પ્રદોષવ્રતયુક્તેન ઇંદ્રેણ વિકૃતં કૃતમ્ ॥ ૨૪૪ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 1.1.17.244 in Malayalam sript:
ഉവാച ഹിതകാമായ വിധിം ലിംഗാര്ചനേ സതീ ।
പ്രദോഷവ്രതയുക്തേന ഇംദ്രേണ വികൃതം കൃതമ് ॥ ൨൪൪ ॥

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