Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 7.3.48.25 (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 7.3.48.25

दीक्षा ग्राह्या नृपश्रेष्ठ पुरश्चरणमादितः ।
कृत्वा कायविशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः श्रेयस्करी भवेत् ॥ २५ ॥

dīkṣā grāhyā nṛpaśreṣṭha puraścaraṇamāditaḥ |
kṛtvā kāyaviśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śreyaskarī bhavet || 25 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 7.3.48.25 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 (7.3.48.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Diksha, Grahi, Grahya, Nripashreshtha, Purashcarana, Aditah, Adita, Kritva, Kritvan, Kaya, Vishuddhyartha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Shreyaskari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 7.3.48.25). 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: “dīkṣā grāhyā nṛpaśreṣṭha puraścaraṇamāditaḥ
  • dīkṣā* -
  • dīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • grāhyā* -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha -
  • nṛpaśreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraścaraṇam -
  • puraścaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puraścaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puraścaraṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āditaḥ -
  • āditaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ad -> ādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • Line 2: “kṛtvā kāyaviśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śreyaskarī bhavet
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • viśuddhyartham -
  • viśuddhyartha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśuddhyartha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • śreyaskarī -
  • śreyaskarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • 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 7.3.48.25

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 7.3.48.25 in Bengali sript:
দীক্ষা গ্রাহ্যা নৃপশ্রেষ্ঠ পুরশ্চরণমাদিতঃ ।
কৃত্বা কাযবিশুদ্ধ্যর্থং ততঃ শ্রেযস্করী ভবেত্ ॥ ২৫ ॥

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 7.3.48.25 in Kannada sript:
ದೀಕ್ಷಾ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾ ನೃಪಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಪುರಶ್ಚರಣಮಾದಿತಃ ।
ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಕಾಯವಿಶುದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ತತಃ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಕರೀ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

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

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 7.3.48.25 in Gujarati sript:
દીક્ષા ગ્રાહ્યા નૃપશ્રેષ્ઠ પુરશ્ચરણમાદિતઃ ।
કૃત્વા કાયવિશુદ્ધ્યર્થં તતઃ શ્રેયસ્કરી ભવેત્ ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 7.3.48.25 in Malayalam sript:
ദീക്ഷാ ഗ്രാഹ്യാ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠ പുരശ്ചരണമാദിതഃ ।
കൃത്വാ കായവിശുദ്ധ്യര്ഥം തതഃ ശ്രേയസ്കരീ ഭവേത് ॥ ൨൫ ॥

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