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THE SKANDA-PURANA PARTI MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED . DELHI First Edition: Dethi, 1950 Also available at: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS 41 U.A, Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110 007 120 Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Madras 600 004 16 St, Mari’s Road, Bangalore 560 001 Ashok Rajpath, Patna 800.004 Chowk, Varanasi 221 001 PRINTED FS INDIA BY IAINENDRA PRAKASH JAIN AT SHRI JATNENDRA PRESS, A-4S NARAIMA. INDUSTRIAL AREA, PHASE 1, NEW DELIH 110028 AND PUBLISHED BY NARENDRA PRAKASH JAIN FOR MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PVT. LTD., BUNGALOW ROAD, JAWAHAR NAGAR, DELA 110 007 CONTENTS Book 1: MARESVARAKHANDA Section T: KEDARAKHANDA. Chapters Daksa’s Insolence Sati’s Arrival at Dakga’s Sacrifice Virabhadra Comes to the Yajiia A Vight between Virabhadra and Visnu anc Others Meritoriousness of Devotion to Siva Curse to Brahma and Others Worship of the Linga The Story of a Thief: Incaraation of Rama The Churning of the Ocean Siva Swallows the Poison Procedure of Gapesa Worship: Manifestation of Laksmi 12. Devas Taste the Divine Nectar 13, The Fight between Devas and Asuras 14. Resuscitation of Dead Daityas 15. Nahusa and Yaydti: Their Indrahood and Fall 16. Dadhici’s Gift of His Body 17. ¥rtra Killed: Bali Prepares for War 18, Vamana’s Arcival at Bali’s Sacrifice 19. Sukra Curses Bali: Vamana Grants Boon to Bali 20. The Nirgunatva of the Siva Linga: The Manifesta- tion of Bhavani Parvati's Penance BEeenaneun 21. 22. 23. 34. 2. 26. 2 28 29. . aT 32, 3 4. 35 Contents Saaikara’s Revelation of Himself to Parvati: Their Dialogue Siva’s Marriage The Marriage Ceremony of Siva: The Arrangement for Accommodating Devas and Others ‘The Marriage Ritual The Marriage Colebration of Siva and Parvati: Aus- picious Festivities The Birth of Kumira Kirttikeya Preparations of Devas and Daityas for War The Battle between Suras and Tiraka Taraka Is Slain The Greatness of Sivalinga The Burning of Kila The Greatness of Sivaritri Vrata Siva Loses to Parvati in a Game of Dice Parvati as Sabari Brings Back Si a's Coronation INDEX SKANDA PURANA Book I: MAHESVYARAKHANDA. S.cuiow T; KEDARAKHANDA CHAPTER ONE Daksd's fnsolence Obeiunce to $1 Ganesa, Om. obeisance to Lord: Vasuileva, Om, After howing down to Narivana! ay well us to (Sage) most excellent one antong men, and to goddess Sara- svati (the goddess of learning}. one should narrate the Jeera. Lo Naeiyana tty siguiticant dial a Pagina specctesy compiled for the glorification of Siva begias with an obersarce to Nariyand, Enymplogically ‘Naeayana' means ‘one whose able is waters’ (Manu L1G. Mbbh, Sdn 328. 25). Rut Purgast-wruers ascribed t oumber er mean. ings to Nara, es, i the Braemar Vanvarta Pordna it means 3 fora oF libs vatunn called Sardpsa’, stinal hextitude’ (Moksa), ‘sins cynwnuticd'. Tiras Néravana-=Desteoyer of sins, Tnewly Vignuism, Vignu and Narayana are not idencieal, The Vedic god Vesnu was later amalgamated with Narayana of the Pafearatra system. See J. Gund, Aspects of Early Vismuism; Gx, Yagare, Lutro. 0 BP, pp. XT XIV), 2. Nera -Anincamation of Visnu, the son of Dhncma and Mint, Aaaghter of Daksa; i permanent companion of Narayana while performing Penance at Badarihasrama. They are supposed to have incernated 4s Krsna ‘ang Arjuna in Dvapara Axe, 3. Java—Originvilly this epithet was restricted to the Zthdva called Ma} bharata (Mbh, Uiyora 138.08; Starzedrahanika 5.51). Later some Puranas like BAP CTE iy, 4.47-54), VAP (LL41.48+51) claimed the epithet Viikisa’ to themselves, Some Purinas like BAP 1.2.4, VAPL{1 adopted the verse Mévivanath namaskrra ete, along with the epithet Jaye, Rufpattara ruhnnt- cdri-Kiuseda, p. 25) ou the strenalh of Bhuvigya Purana stales that the appel- ation Jaya is apptival 1 (8 Puranas, Kumuiyaya, Mahdbhdrana and Mane smprs. Hence our Purina is astfied in adopting the epither Jaya,