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Skanda Purana [sanskrit]
876,996 words | ISBN-10: 8170800978 | ISBN-13: 9788170800972
This Sanskrit edition of the Skandapurana. It 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.
Chapter 21
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śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
brahmacārī gṛhasthaśca vānaprastho yatistathā |
eta āśramiṇaḥ proktāścatvāro munisattama || 1 ||
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saṃskāraiḥ saṃskṛto yastu śuddhayonirdvijātitām |
prāptaḥ sa hi brahmacārī taddharmānādito bruve || 2 ||
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varṇī vedamadhīyīta vasangurugṛhe śuciḥ |
jitendriyo jitakrodho vinītastathyabhāṣaṇaḥ || 3 ||
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sāyaṃ prātaścareddhomaṃ bhikṣācaryāṃ ca saṃyataḥ |
kuryāttrikālaṃ saṃdhyāṃ ca viṣṇupūjāṃ tathānvaham || 4 ||
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gurvājñayaiva bhuñjīta mitamannamanākulaḥ |
gurusevāparo nityaṃ bhavedvyasanavarjitaḥ || 5 ||
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snāne ca bhojane home jape maunamupāśrayet |
chindyānna nakharomāṇi dantānnaivātidhāvayet || 6 ||
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nātidhāvecca vāsāṃsi bhavenniṣkapaṭo gurau |
āhūtodhyayanaṃ kuryādādāvante ca taṃ namet || 7 ||
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aspṛśyānna spṛśeccāsau nā'saṃbhāṣyāṃśca bhāṣayet |
abhakṣyaṃ bhakṣayennaiva nā'peyaṃ ca pibetkvacit || 8 ||
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mekhalāmajinaṃ daṇḍaṃ bibhṛyācca kamaṇḍalum |
site dve vāsasī brahmasūtraṃ ca japamālikām || 9 ||
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darbhapāṇiśca jaṭilaḥ keśasaṃskāravarjitaḥ |
aṅgarāgaṃ puṣpahārānbhūṣaṇāni ca varjayet || 10 ||
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tailābhyaṅgaṃ na kurvīta kajjale nāñjanaṃ tathā |
varjayecca prayatnena saṃsargaṃ madyamāṃsayoḥ || 11 ||
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strīṇāṃ nirīkṣaṇaṃ sparśaṃ bhāṣaṇaṃ krīḍanādi ca |
varjayetsarvathā varṇī striyāścāpyavalekhanam || 12 ||
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vinā ca devapratimāṃ kāṣṭhacitrādiyoṣitam |
api naiva spṛśeddhīmānna ca buddhyāvalokayet || 13 ||
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prāṇimātraṃ ca mithunībhūtaṃ nekṣeta karhicit |
strīṇāṃ guṇāścāpyaguṇāñchṛṇuyānnaiva no vadet || 14 ||
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aspṛśanneva vandeta gurupatnīmapi svakām |
jananyāpi na tiṣṭheta rahaḥsthāne tu karhicit || 15 ||
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evaṃvṛtto vasettatra yāvadvidyāsamāpanam |
tato virakto nyāsī syādvarṇī vā naiṣṭhiko bhavet |
anadhikāritā proktā naiṣṭhikavratināṃ kalau || 16 ||
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na saṃdhāviti vijñeyaṃ kalīti śabdasaṃgrahāt |
vanī syādatha vā brahmannavirakto bhavedgṛhī || 17 ||
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prājāpatyaṃ ca sāvitraṃ brāhmaṃ naiṣṭhikameva ca |
caturvidhaṃ brahmacaryaṃ tatraikaṃ śaktitaḥ śrayet || 18 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīvāsudevamāhātmye brahmacāridharmanirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 21 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Chapter 21
The Skanda-Purana
by G. V. Tagare (2007)
(23 Volumes) - Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
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Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)
(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office
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Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)
স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)
ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)
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Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)
સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)
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Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)
(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur
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