Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.2.35.8 (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 2.2.35.8

दक्षिणाभिमुखा यात्रा विष्णोरेषा सुदुर्लभा ।
यात्रा प्रयत्नतः सा हि भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितैः ॥ ८ ॥

dakṣiṇābhimukhā yātrā viṣṇoreṣā sudurlabhā |
yātrā prayatnataḥ sā hi bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaiḥ || 8 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.2.35.8 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 (2.2.35.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dakshinabhimukha, Yatra, Vishnu, Resh, Resha, Sudurlabha, Yatri, Prayatnatah, Prayatnatas, Shraddhasamanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.2.35.8). 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: “dakṣiṇābhimukhā yātrā viṣṇoreṣā sudurlabhā
  • dakṣiṇābhimukhā* -
  • dakṣiṇābhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇābhimukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yātrā* -
  • yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viṣṇor -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • reṣā -
  • reṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    reṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    reṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sudurlabhā -
  • sudurlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yātrā prayatnataḥ hi bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaiḥ
  • yātrā -
  • yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prayatnataḥ -
  • prayatnataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prayatnatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śraddhāsamanvitaiḥ -
  • śraddhāsamanvita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śraddhāsamanvita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.2.35.8

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 2.2.35.8 in Bengali sript:
দক্ষিণাভিমুখা যাত্রা বিষ্ণোরেষা সুদুর্লভা ।
যাত্রা প্রযত্নতঃ সা হি ভক্তিশ্রদ্ধাসমন্বিতৈঃ ॥ ৮ ॥

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 2.2.35.8 in Kannada sript:
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಭಿಮುಖಾ ಯಾತ್ರಾ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರೇಷಾ ಸುದುರ್ಲಭಾ ।
ಯಾತ್ರಾ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನತಃ ಸಾ ಹಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಸಮನ್ವಿತೈಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.2.35.8 in Gujarati sript:
દક્ષિણાભિમુખા યાત્રા વિષ્ણોરેષા સુદુર્લભા ।
યાત્રા પ્રયત્નતઃ સા હિ ભક્તિશ્રદ્ધાસમન્વિતૈઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 2.2.35.8 in Malayalam sript:
ദക്ഷിണാഭിമുഖാ യാത്രാ വിഷ്ണോരേഷാ സുദുര്ലഭാ ।
യാത്രാ പ്രയത്നതഃ സാ ഹി ഭക്തിശ്രദ്ധാസമന്വിതൈഃ ॥ ൮ ॥

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