Skanda PuranaDiamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd, 2016 M10 10 - 96 pages The Puranas are not merely history books in the accepted sense of the term but they do give a mine of information about the ancient life or the time when our values were taking roots. Since they record not only history and geography, but also the essence of our jurisprudence and subjects of practical value and its relevance, it perhaps never wanes. In order to help the gen-next know and appreciate the span of our achievement, it is essential for it to have a comprehensive version of our Puranas. The language and style of narration have been kept as near to the modern parlance so as to help the reader get the crux of the text. This Skanda Purana is an important to me of the series as it contains varied descriptions of our ancient heritage. Curiously enough, the now widely popular story: the ‘Satyanarayan Katha’ owes its origin to this very Purana. It is hoped our discerning readers would accord a warm welcome to Skanda Purana as they did to the earlier Puranas of the present series. We would welcome any suggestion from our readers to make the present series more relevant and meaningful. |
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abode Agastya Agnisharma asked aspirant assembled sages Avanti became become body boon Brahma Brahma created Brahma ji called chanting chosen deity Daksha Darshan departed ancestors devotee of Lord Dharma divine donation dwells earth ensures famous teertha father’s fortnight Ganga Gayatri Ghat gives glories Goddess gods Guru Guru’s Halahala holy Mantra holy places holy spots holy teertha Indra Kailash Kaliyuga Kartika Kartikeya Kashi Katha Khanda killed king Kshetra Lakshmi lingam Lomash ji Lord Krishna Lord Shankar Lord Shiv Lord Vishnu lunar day Mahatmya Manu Manvantara Markandeya merit due Moksha month mount Namah Nandi Narayan narration nectar Nemisharanya noble one’s Pandava Parvati penance performed pious pond Pralaya Pranayam Raja Ravan realm region rituals river Narmada Sati Satya Satya Yuga Satyanarayan Vrata Shiv’s Skanda Purana Somdeva Soota ji soul story takes bath Teertha tell told Treta Treta Yuga Vaalmika Vaikuntha Veda Veerabhadra Venkatachala Yagya Yudhisthir Yuga