Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.1.69.5 (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 7.1.69.5

धनुषां चतुरंते च लिंगं पापभयापहम् ।
यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या लिंगं भक्तियुतो नरः ।
कृष्णाष्टम्यां विशेषेण स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत् ॥ ५ ॥

dhanuṣāṃ caturaṃte ca liṃgaṃ pāpabhayāpaham |
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ bhaktiyuto naraḥ |
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet || 5 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.1.69.5 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 (7.1.69.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanus, Caturanta, Linga, Papa, Bhayapaha, Yah, Tat, Tad, Pujayat, Bhakti, Yut, Yuta, Nara, Nri, Krishnashtami, Vishesha, Mukta, Pataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.1.69.5). 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: “dhanuṣāṃ caturaṃte ca liṃgaṃ pāpabhayāpaham
  • dhanuṣām -
  • dhanus (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • caturante -
  • caturanta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturanta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caturantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayāpaham -
  • bhayāpaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhayāpaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhayāpahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yastatpūjayate bhaktyā liṃgaṃ bhaktiyuto naraḥ
  • yas -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjayate -
  • pūj -> pūjayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūjayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pūjayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pūjayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present middle third single]
  • bhaktyā* -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yuto* -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • naraḥ -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 3: “kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣeṇa sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet
  • kṛṣṇāṣṭamyām -
  • kṛṣṇāṣṭamī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • viśeṣeṇa -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muktaḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • pātakair -
  • pātaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pātaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 7.1.69.5

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 7.1.69.5 in Bengali sript:
ধনুষাং চতুরংতে চ লিংগং পাপভযাপহম্ ।
যস্তত্পূজযতে ভক্ত্যা লিংগং ভক্তিযুতো নরঃ ।
কৃষ্ণাষ্টম্যাং বিশেষেণ স মুক্তঃ পাতকৈর্ভবেত্ ॥ ৫ ॥

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 7.1.69.5 in Kannada sript:
ಧನುಷಾಂ ಚತುರಂತೇ ಚ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಪಾಪಭಯಾಪಹಮ್ ।
ಯಸ್ತತ್ಪೂಜಯತೇ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಲಿಂಗಂ ಭಕ್ತಿಯುತೋ ನರಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಶೇಷೇಣ ಸ ಮುಕ್ತಃ ಪಾತಕೈರ್ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.1.69.5 in Gujarati sript:
ધનુષાં ચતુરંતે ચ લિંગં પાપભયાપહમ્ ।
યસ્તત્પૂજયતે ભક્ત્યા લિંગં ભક્તિયુતો નરઃ ।
કૃષ્ણાષ્ટમ્યાં વિશેષેણ સ મુક્તઃ પાતકૈર્ભવેત્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 7.1.69.5 in Malayalam sript:
ധനുഷാം ചതുരംതേ ച ലിംഗം പാപഭയാപഹമ് ।
യസ്തത്പൂജയതേ ഭക്ത്യാ ലിംഗം ഭക്തിയുതോ നരഃ ।
കൃഷ്ണാഷ്ടമ്യാം വിശേഷേണ സ മുക്തഃ പാതകൈര്ഭവേത് ॥ ൫ ॥

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