Ancient Indian Tradition & Mythology: The Skanda-PurāṇaMotilal Banarsidass, 1992 - India Hindu mythological text. |
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ABBREVIATIONS | xi |
INTRODUCTION | xv |
MAHESVARAKHANDA SECTION I KEDĀRAKHAṆṆA Chapters 1 Dakṣas Insolence | 1 |
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abode accompanied ascetics Asuras Atman attain auspicious Bali battle became behoves bestower Bhṛgu Bhūtas boons born bowed Brahma Brāhmaṇas Bṛhaspati chaste lady churning cursed Daityas Dakṣa Danavas desirous devoid devotee Dharma elephant eulogized everything excellent fight gambler Gaņas Gandharvas Gaṇeśa Girijā goddess groups of Devas groups of Suras Gunas head hearing the words heaven Hence highly fortunate holy rites honoured Indra Kāla Kāma killed king Kirāta Kubera Kumāra laughed laughingly Linga Lomasa lord of Devas lustre Madana Mahadeva Mahendra Maheśa Maheśvara Mantra Māyā mobile and immobile mountain Namuci Nandi Nārada nectar noble-souled obeisance ocean offered Parvati penance performed persons Prakṛti preceptor Purāņa Purandara Rāvana refulgence Rudra Rudrākṣa Sadasiva sages sake Śakra Sambhu Sankara serpents Siddhas sins Śiva Śiva's soul splendour spoke these words struck Supreme Suras Suras and Asuras Sūta Taraka three worlds told Vedas Virabhadra Virocana Visņu Vṛtra wonderful worship Yajña Yakṣas Yama