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kR^ite sarvatra tIrthAni tretAyAM puShkaraM param |
dvApare tu kurukShetraM kalau ga~Ngaiva kevalam || 17||
pUrvajanmAntarAbhyAsavAsanAvashato hare |
ga~NgAtIre nivAsaH syAnmadanugrahataH parAt || 18||
dhyAnaM kR^ite mokShahetustretAyAM tachcha vai tapaH |
dvApare taddvayaM yaj~nAH kalau ga~Ngaiva kevalam || 19||
yo dehapatanAdyAvadga~NgAtIraM na mu~nchati |
sa hi vedAntavidyogI brahmacharyavratI sadA || 1\.27\.20||
kalau kaluShachittAnAM paradravyaratAtmanAm |
vidhihInakriyANAM cha gatirga~NgA vinA na hi || 21||

iti shrIskAdapurANe kAshIkhaNDe pUrvArddhe saptaviMshAdhyAyAntargataM
         ga~NgAmAhAtmyastotraM samAptam |

skandapurANa | kAshIkhaNDa | pUrvakhaNDa | adhyAya 27/17\-210||
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