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Shri Skanda Saptashati ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIskandasaptashatI ..}##\endtitles ## \section{anukramaNikA} 1\. shrIskandasaptashatI\-pUrvA~Ngam | 1\.1 sa~NkalpaH | 1\.2 shrIsubrahmaNya\-mAlAmantraH | 1\.3 subrahmaNya\-pa~nchadashAkSharI\-mantraH | 2\. shrIskAndapurANa\-laghusha~NkarasaMhitAyAM saptashatIstotram | 2\.1 gaurIvivAhaH prathamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.2 kumArasambhavaH dvitIyo.adhyAyaH | 2\.3 praNavopadeshaH tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH | 2\.4 tArakAsuravadhaH chaturtho.adhyAyaH | 2\.5 shrIvIrabAhudUtaH pa~nchamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.6 bhAnukopavadhaH ShaShThamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.7 siMhamukhavadhaH saptamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.8 shUrasaMhAra aShTamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.9 shrIdevasenA\-vivAhaH navamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.10 shrIvallIvivAhaH dashamo.adhyAyaH | 2\.11 shrItyAgarAjamahimA ekAdasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.12 dakShacharitaM dvAdasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.13 dakShayaj~naH trayodasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.14 upadeshakANDe kailAsavarNanA chaturdasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.15 upadeshakANDe bhasmadhAraNaprabhAvaH pa~nchadasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.16 upadeshakANDe rudrAkShamahimA ShoDasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.17 upadeshakANDe pa~nchAkSharamahimA saptadasho.adhyAyaH | 2\.18 upadeshakANDe muktiphalapradAnaM aShTAdasho.adhyAyaH | \section{prArthanA} gaNeshaM nandinaM vANIM somAskandaM shivaM gurUn | dvaipAyanamagastya~ncha natvA skandamudIrayet || kavitva\-vArAshi\-nishAkarAbhyAM dAridrya\-dAvAmbuda\-mAlikAbhyAm | dUrIkR^itAnamra\-vipattidAbhyAM namo namaH shrIgurupAdukAbhyAm || natA yayoH shrIpatitAM samIyuH kadAchidapyAshu daridravaryAH | mUkAshcha vAchaspatitAM hi tAbhyAM namo namaH shrI gurupAdukAbhyAm || kAmAdi\-sarpavraja\-bha~njikAbhyAM vivekavairAgya\-nidhipradAbhyAm | bodhapradAbhyAM drutamokShadAbhyAM namo namaH shrIgurupAdukAbhyAm || svArchAparANAM akhileShTadAbhyAM svAhAsahAyAkSha\-dhurandharAbhyAm | svAntAchCha\-bhAvaprada\-pUjanAbhyAM namo namaH shrIgurupAdukAbhyAm || aj~nAna\-timirAndhasya j~nAnA~njana\-shalAkayA | chakShurunmIlitaM yena tasmai shrI gurave namaH || OM shrI guru\-charaNAravindAbhyAM namaH | OM shrI sadguru\-charaNAravindAbhyAM namaH | OM shrI paramaguru\-charaNAravindAbhyAM namaH | OM shrI parAparaguru\-charaNAravindAbhyAM namaH | OM shrI parameShThiguru\-charaNAravindAbhyAM namaH | OM svarUpa\-nirUpaNa\-hetave shrIgurubhyo namaH | \section{1\.shrIskandasaptashatI\-pUrvA~NgaM} \section{1\.1 sa~NkalpaH} shuklAmbaradharaM viShNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam | prasannavadanaM dhyAyet sarvavighnopashAntaye || prANAyAmaH OM bhUH bhUrbhuvassuvaroM shivashambhorAj~nayA pravartamAnasya shubhe shobhane muhUrte Adya brahmaNaH dvitIyaparArdhe shvetavarAhakalpe aShTAviMshatitame kaliyuge prabhavAdi\-ShaShTi\- saMvatsarANAM madhye \-\-\-\-\-\-\-nAma saMvatsare \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- ayane \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-R^itau \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-mAse \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-pakShe \-\-\-\- shubhatithau \-\-\-\-\- vAsarasaMyuktAyAM, shubhayoga shubhakaraNa sakalavisheShaNa\-vishiShTAyAM asyAM shubhatithau, mamopAtta\-samasta\-durita\-kShayadvArA shrIparameshvara\-prItyarthaM shrIvallIdevasenAsameta\-shrIsubrahmaNya\-ichChAkriyAj~nAna\- shaktisvarUpa\-skanda\-prItyarthaM asmAkaM sarveShAM sahakuTumbAnAM kShemasthairya\-vIryavijaya\-AyurArogya\- aishvaryAbhivR^id.hdhyarthaM sarvapApa\-nivR^ittyarthaM dhanakanaka\-vastuvAhanAdi\-sarvama~NgaLAvAptyarthaM sakala\-saubhAgya\-sauma~NgaLyatA\-sid.hdhyarthaM shrIvallIdevasenAsameta\-shrIsubrahmaNya\-prasAdAnugrahaprAptyarthaM shrIj~nAnaskanda\-prItyarthaM shrIskanda\-saptashatyabhidhAyA laghusha~Nkara\-saMhitAyAH pArAyaNaM kariShye || asya shrIsubrahmaNya\-skanda\-kavachastotra\-mahAmantrasya brahma R^iShiH, anuShTupChandaH, shrI subrahmaNyo devatA hrAM bIjaM hrIM shaktiH hUM kIlakaM mama sarvAbhIShTa\-sid.hdhyarthe jape viniyogaH || atha karanyAsaH | OM sAM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH | OM sIM tarjanIbhyAM namaH | OM sUM madhyamAbhyAM namaH | OM saiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH | OM sauM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | OM saH karatala\-karapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH || atha hR^idayAdinyAsaH | OM sAM hR^idayAya namaH | OM sIM shirase svAhA | OM sUM shikhAyai vaShaT | OM saiM kavachAya hum | OM sauM netrebhyo vauShaT | (netratrayAya) OM saH astrAya phaT | OM bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH || dhyAnam | sindUrAruNamindukAnti\-vadanaM keyUrahArAdibhiH divyairAbharaNairvibhUShitatanuM svargAdi\-saukhyapradam | ambhojAbhaya\-shakti\-kukkuTadharaM raktA~Nga\-rAgAMshukaM subrahmaNyamupAsmahe praNamatAM bhIti\-praNAshodyatam || subrahmaNyo.agrataH pAtu senAnI pAtu pR^iShThataH | guho mAM dakShiNe pAtu vahnibhUH pAtu vAmataH || shiraH pAtu mahAsenaH skando rakShellalATakam | netre me dvAdashAkShashcha shrotre rakShatu vishvabhR^it || mukhaM me ShaNmukhaH pAtu nAsikAM sha~NkarAtmajaH | oShThau vallIpatiH pAtu jihvAM pAtu ShaDakSharaH | devasenApatirdantAn chubukaM bahulAsutaH || kaNThaM tArakajit pAtu bAhU dvAdasha\-bAhumAn | hastau shaktidharaH pAtu vakShaH pAtu sharodbhavaH || hR^idayaM brahmabhUH pAtu kukShiM pAtvambikAsutaH | UrU pAtu gajArUDho jAnunI jAhnavIsutaH || vishAkhaH pAtu ja~Nghe me pAdau cha shikhivAhanaH | sarvANya~NgAni bhUteshaH saptadhAtUMshcha pAvakiH || sandhyAkAle nishIthinyAM divA prAtarjale.agniShu | durgame cha mahAraNye rAjadvAre sasAdhvase || tumule raNamadhye cha sarvaduShTa\-mR^igAdiShu | chorAdi\-sAdhvase.abhedye jvarAdi\-vyAdhi\-pIDane || duShTagrahAdi\-bhItau cha durnimittAdi\-bhIShaNe | astrashastra\-nipAte cha pAtu mAM krau~nchadAraNaH || subrahmaNyasya kavachaM yo vA paThati mAnavaH | tasya tApatrayaM nAsti satyaM satyaM vadAmyaham || iti japet | OM kArttikeyAya vidmahe shaktihastAya dhImahi tanno guhaH prachodayAt || OM mahAsenAya vidmahe ShaDAnanAya dhImahi tannaH skandaH prachodayAt || OM kukkuTadhvajAya vidmahe vajrahastAya dhImahi tannaH skandaH prachodayAt || \section{1\.2 shrI subrahmaNya mAlAmantraH} skandaka\-sUktaH mAtekumAraM rakShovadhInmAdhenuratyA sAraNI priyAdhanasya bhUyA edhamAnAsse gR^ihe svAhA ayaM kumAro jarAndhayatu dIrghamAyuH yasvaitvaM stana prApyAyurvachoyashobalaM svAhA mAlAmantraH OM namo bhagavate subrahmaNyAya shaktihastAya tArakAraye sharavaNodbhavAya R^igyajussAmAtharvaNAya devasenApataye asurakula\-mardanAya divyAntarikShAya yogAdhipataye kuru kuru chaTachaTa shAntAya shAntarUpiNe ShaShThIpriyAya shivAnanAya vachadbhuve sarvaj~nAna\- hR^idayAya ShaNmukhAya surarAjAya namaH | jagadbhuvaM vachadbhuvaM vishvabhuvaM rudrabhuvaM brahmabhuvaM bhuvodbhavam | aNubhishcha mahadbhishcha nighR^iShvaiH samAyutaiH kAlairharitvamApannaiH indrAyAhi sahasrayuk (t ?) agnirvibhrAShTi vasanaH vAyushveta sikadrukaH saMvatsaro viShUvarNaiH nityAstenucharAstava subrahmaNyoM subrahmaNyo.N subrahmaNyom | jagadbhuvaM bahutohutaM yajadbhuvaM namaste astu vishvabhuve jagadbhubhuvodhipatiH senAnI mayUrapriyaShaDAnanA~NgAraH sa~njayAhanamaste astu sukhAvahAya subrahmaNyo bR^ihaspate (teM ?) sutAyAsya paddhatayoneH yasyAtmAvahane vahati sakhyAttemAyoShaM sakhyAnme mAyoShThAH sAsi subrahmaNye tasyAste dishaH pAdaH parorajAste pa~nchamaH pAdaH sAnaLaShamUrjandukShva tejalandriyaM brahmavarcha samandAdyaM vimimetvApayasvatiM devAnAM dhenu.N sudughA manapraspurantiM indrasomaM pibatukShemo.astunaH \section{1\.3 subrahmaNya\-pa~nchadashAkSharI\-mantraH} asya shrI subrahmaNya pa~nchadashAkSharI\- mahAmantrasya brahmA R^iShiH gAyatrI ChandaH shrIsubrahmaNyo devatA OM shrIM hrIM klIM bIjaM sharavaNabhavaH shaktiH aiM raM naM laM sauH kIlakaM shrIsubrahmaNya\-prasAdasid.hdhyarthe jape viniyogaH || atha karanyAsaH | OM shrIM hrIM klIM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH | OM aiM raM naM laM sauH tarjanIbhyAM namaH | OM sharavaNabhava madhyamAbhyAM namaH | OM shrIM hrIM klIM anAmikAbhyAM namaH | OM aiM raM naM laM sauH kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH | OM saH sharavaNabhava karatala\-karapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH || atha hR^idayAdi nyAsaH | OM sAM hR^idayAya namaH | OM sIM shirase svAhA | OM sUM shikhAyai vaShaT | OM saiM kavachAya hum | OM sauM netrebhyo vauShaT | (netratrayAya) OM saH astrAya phaT | OM bhUrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaH || dhyAnam | sindUrAruNaM indu\-pa~NkajanibhaiH ShaDbhirmukhairbhAsitaM kAruNyAmR^ita\-syandi\-sundaratarairbhAntaM dviShallochanaiH | bibhrANaM varamabja\-yugmamabhayaM shaktidvayaM kArmukaM khaDgaM charma pR^iShatkama~Nkushagade vallIshamIkShe hR^idi || atha lamityAdi pa~nchapUjA | laM pR^ithivyAtmane gandhaM kalpayAmi | haM AkAshAtmane puShpANi kalpayAmi | yaM vAyvAtmane dhUpaM kalpayAmi | raM agnyAtmane dIpaM kalpayAmi | vaM amR^itAtmane amR^itaM mahAnaivedyaM kalpayAmi | saM sarvAtmane tAmbUlAdi sarvopachArapUjAn kalpayAmi || mUlaM \- OM shrIM hrIM klIM aiM raM naM laM sauH sharavaNabhavAya svAhA iti aShTottarashataM japaM kR^itvA samarpayet \section{2\. shrI skanda\-saptashatI} ShaDAnanaM chandrasamAnavarNaM mahAmatiM divyamayUravAham | rudrasya sUnuM surasainyanAthaM guhaM sadAhaM sharaNaM prapadye || shrIskAndapurANa\-laghusha~NkarasaMhitAyAM saptashatIstotre \section{2\.1 gaurIvivAhaH prathamo.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM kalyANasundarAsanAya namaH | OM hAM kalyANasundaramUrtaye namaH | kundAbhaM taruNendu\-chUDa\-makuTaM kR^iShNaM mR^igaM vAmake | dakShAlambi\-patAkayA girisutA\-hastAmbujaM bibhratam || Ta~NkaM chordhvakare dhR^itAbhayakaraM padmodbhavenAdR^itam | vAme viShNusamAshritaM smitamukhaM kalyANadaivaM bhaje || OM hAM kalyANasundarAya namaH | shrIgaNeshaM sampraNamya shivaM gaurI~ncha ShaNmukham | rachyate ra~NganAthena laghvI sha~NkarasaMhitA || 1|| purA kA~nchyAM tapasyantaM brahmANaM prApya tApasAH | paprachChuH svatapaHsthAnaM so.api naimiShamAdishat || 2|| yatra saMsArachakrasya nemiH shIrNA.abhavatsthale | anyatra labdhasa~nchArA dR^iDhA yadyapyakuNThitA || 3|| tatra gatvA tapastIvraM taptvA te shuddhamAnasAH | sahasra\-vatsaramitaM satramArebhire tadA || 4|| yadR^ichChayA.a.agataM sUtamapR^ichChan skandavaibhavam | praNamya svaguruM so.api pravaktumupachakrame || 5|| dvApare dvApare viShNurvedhAshcheshAj~nayA bhuvi | vyAsatvena manutvenApyavatIrya shrutismR^itI || 6|| sa~NgR^ihNItastathaivAnye munayashcha yathochitam | sUtrAdikaM praNinyurhi dharmAlopAya sAdaram || 7|| madvayaM bhadvaya~nchaiva bratrayaM vachatuShTayam | anapAlishikUskAni purANAni dashAShTa cha || 8|| (madvayaM \- matsya,mArkaNDeya | bhadvayaM \- bhAgavata,bhaviShya | bratrayaM \- brahma, brahmANDa, brahmavaivarta | vachatuShTayam \- varAha,viShNu,vAmana,vainateya(garuDa) | anapAlishikUskAni \- agni,nArada, pAdma, li~Nga, shiva, kUrma, skAnda) vedopabR^iMhaNArthAya vyadhAd\-dvaipAyano muniH | tathaivopapurANAni chakArAShTAdashaiva tu || 9|| aShTAdasha\-purANeShu dasha shaivAni teShvapi | skAndaM lakShamitaM tachcha saMhitA\-ShaTka\-shobhitam || 10|| AdyA sanatkumArIyA dvitIyA vaiShNavI matA | tR^itIyA tu bhavetsaurI chaturthI sUtasaMhitA || 11|| pa~nchamI shA~NkarI tasyAM bahukhaNDAshcha teShu tu | khaNDaM shivarahasyAkhyaM kANDasaptaka\-maNDitam || 12|| tatra sambhavakANDo.ayaM skandajanmaparaH shubhaH | uchyate shrUyatAM viprAH sarvasampattikArakaH || 13|| kailAsabhUdhare shambhuM kadAchitsarvama~NgalA | abravIttyaktukAmA svAM dakShAjjAtAM tanUM rahaH || 14|| bhagavatyaparAddhasya dakShasya vyapadeshataH | dAkShAyaNItyato lajje tyajeyaM tattanUmiti || 15|| anuj~nAtA cha tenAtha himavanmenayoH sutA | gaurIti nAmnA.a.avirbhUya pa~nchame.abde tapo.acharat || 16|| sadAshivastadA shuddhavidyAM sadbhyo dishannabhUt | tadAnIM shUrapadmAdi\-pIDitA devatAH samam || 17|| kailAsamIshanilayaM gatvA nandi\-nivAritAH | satyalokaM gatAH padmabhuve duHkhaM nyavedayan || 18|| jiShNorgomaya\-lepitvaM vahnerdIpakarAgryatAm | yamasya vaidyatAM rakShaHpaterbhaTa\-dhurINatAm || 19|| appaternarma\-sAchivyaM vAyorvIjakatAM mR^idu | yakSharAjaH ka~nchukitAmIshAnasya cha netR^itAm || 20|| shrutvA.anyeShAM hInadharmAn vichArya suchiraM vidhiH | daivaiH samaM viShNulokaM gato duHkhaM nyavedayat || 21|| tuShTAva cha ramAnAthaM puMsUktena suraiH saha | tachChrutvA harirapyAgAnmuktvA drA~N\-mairavIM guhAm || 22|| kAmadahanaM devairj~nApitavR^ittashcha vimR^ishya chiramIshvaram | shatarudrIya\-japato.atoShayadvibudhaiH samam || 23|| na hyasti shatarudrIya\-japAdanyatpriyaM prabhoH | yato.atra tasya sArvAtmyaM vistareNa nigadyate || 24|| atha tatra mahAdeva AvirbhUyAchirAdguham | utpAdya tena duHkhaM vo hariShyAmIti chAbravIt || 25|| shrutvA tadvibudhAH sarve punaH sambhUya shA~Nkarim | labdhuM sha~NkarapArvatyorvivAhAya jhaShadhvajam || 26|| AhUya bahudhA.abhyarthya sAmadAnAdibhirnayaiH | prAhiNva~nChambhu\-nikaTaM sa chAgAd\-ratisaMyutaH || 27|| tatra gatvA nandikeshAnuj~nAto.antaH pravishya cha | pashchimadvAramArgeNa bhagavantaM dadarsha hi || 28|| jaTAdharaM virUpAkShaM chinmudrA\-vilasatkaram | vyAghrAjinottarAsa~NgaM vasAna~ncha gajAjinam || 29|| bhUtibhUShita\-sarvA~NgaM rudrAkSha\-vilasattanum | mandasmitena shiShyANAM saMshayachChedakaM gurum || 30|| sanakAdi\-munIndrebhyaH nigamAntArtha\-bodhakam | dR^iShTvA cha sAdhvasenaiva svinnA~Ngasya savepathoH || 31|| tasya hastAddhanurbANau chyutau tatkShaNato bhuvi | punarAdAya sandhAya bANaM dhanuShi sha~Nkaram || 32|| yadA lakShyIchakArA.asau tadA tatkAlavahninA | dagdho.abhUnmanmatho devAH punarvivyathire bhR^isham || 33|| atheshvaro devasa~NghAn samAdhAya manoratham | pUrayiShye na bhetavyamiti choktvA ratiM satIm || 34|| vilapantIM bhartR^inAshAt sAntvayitvA patiM tava | punarujjIvayiShyAmItyantardhAnaM gataH kShaNAt || 35|| tapashcharantIM girijAmanugR^ihNan jarattanuH | jagAma gaurIshikharaM tayA vidhivadarchitaH || 36|| tapaH kimarthaM kriyata iti paprachCha tAM haraH | tatsakhIbhyAM shivaprAptyai ityuktaH sha~NkaraM bahu || 37|| dUShayAmAsa pArvatyA anurUpo varo na saH | bhavediti tadA gauryA pidhAya shrotramanyataH || 38|| gantuM vyavasitaM tasminkShaNe tAM vR^iShabhadhvajaH | samAlalambe svaM rUpamAsthAya niyamasthitAm || 39|| vepamAnAM cha tanva~NgImanvagR^ihNAtkaragraham | shvaH kuryAmiti kailAsaM gatvA saptA.asmaranmunIn || 40|| te.api kShaNena kailAsamAgatya shivamastuvan | prApyAnuj~nAM nandikeshAdupetAshcha shivAntikam || 41|| so.api tAn mAnayan gaurIgurumAshritya tApasAH | yuShmAbhitatsutA mahyaM varaNIyeti chAnvashAt || 42|| tataste svakuTumbitva\-kR^itAM hitvA trapAM mudA | sArundhatIkAH sapadi prAptavanto himAlayam || 43|| satkR^itAstena vidhivaduktvA sha~Nkara\-vaibhavam | kanyA~ncha varayAmAsurhitAya jagatAmamI || 44|| menA~nchArundhatI ki~nchichCha~NkamAnAM samAdadhe | tata omiti nIhAra\-bhUdhareNa pratishrute || 45|| shvaH kalyANamiti prochya prabhave cha nyavedayan | himavAnapi kalyANamaNDapaM vishvakarmaNA || 46|| muktAmaNi\-patAkADhyaM kArayAmAsa vistR^itam | lokAnAmapi sarveShAM prAhiNollagnapatrikAm || 47|| pArvatI~ncha sugandhADhya\-tailenAbhya~Nga\-ma~Ngalam | abhiShekaM purandhrIbhiH kArayAmAsa bhUdharaH || 48|| bhUShaNairvividhaishchaitAM bhUShayAmAsa yatnataH | tAbhirnivedite tasyA ala~NkAraH kR^itastviti || 49|| brAhmeNaiva vivAhena ditsaMstAM shambhave giriH | kailAsamagamattUrNaM AhvAnAya maheshituH || 50| nandinA chAbhyanuj~nAto maheshAya nyavedayet | tenomiti svIkR^ite cha prApa svaM puramadrirAT || 51|| IshAj~nayA tadA nandI sasmAra sakalaM jagat | kAlAgnirudra\-mukhyAshcha hATakeshAdayastathA || 52|| svaiH svairgaNaissahAyAtAstasthuH prA~njalayo.agrataH | dashAvatArairviShNushcha vyUhairlakShmyA sahAyayau || 53|| vidhirvANyA cha navabhiH prajApatibhirAgamat | indrAdayashcha dikpAlAH svaiH svairyAnaiH samAgaman || 54|| kaTAkShitA maheshena sve sve sthAna upAvishan | atha brahmA cha viShNushcha taM vyajij~napatAM shivam || 55|| imAni bhUShaNAnyetairala~NkR^ita\-tanuM prabhum | draShTumichChanti sarve.api tada~NgIkartumarhasi || 56|| ityukto dhUrjaTistAni samAlabhya karAgrataH | kShaNAttadiShTa\-bhUShADhyarUpAM tanumadhArayat || 57|| taishcha sarvAn diviShado.abhUShayattattadIpsitaiH | athAdhiruhya vR^iShabhaM kShaNAnnIhArabhUdharam || 58|| prApa shrutiravairvAdya\-ravairjayajayAravaiH | devadAnava\-gandharvamunIndraiH parivAritaH || 59|| pratyudgato himAgena prAdakShiNyakramAtpuram | pravishya pauranArIbhiH stUyamAnayashA yayau || 60|| kalyANa\-maNDapadvAri ma~NgaLAShTaka\-satkR^itaH | antaH pravishya tanmadhye divyaM siMhAsanaM gataH || 61|| pArvatI cha purandhrIbhirgaurIkalyANapUrvakam | AnIya sthApitA tatra tato DolAdhirohaNam || 62|| kartumabhyarthito devaira~NgyakArShIddayAnidhiH | kR^itamAlA\-vyatyayashcha menayA saha mAtR^ibhiH || 63|| pAdau prakShAlya payasA kR^itanIrAjanaH prabhuH | kaTe mA~Ngalike sAkaM pArvatyA samupAvishat || 64|| athAdrirAjaH kanyAyA dAnaM sa~Nkalpya menayA | kShemAya jagatAM prAdAchChambhave sarvama~NgalAm || 65|| pratyagR^ihNAdyathA vAchamarthastAM chandrashekharaH | sarve lokA mumudire sha~NkhA bheryashcha dadhvanuH || 66|| bhUmishchottarato bhugnA dakShiNe chonnatA.abhavat | tadA nijasamaM lopAmudrAjAniM maheshvaraH || 67|| sampreShya dakShiNAmAshAM brahmaNA prArthitaH punaH | agnau juhAva vidhivat chakre saptapadImapi || 68|| lAjahomaM cha nirvartya kR^itAshIrvAdama~NgalaH | bhojayitvA janAn sarvAn kailAsaM pratipedivAn || 69|| tatra pravishya homAdi\-sheShahomAntakarmaNi | nirvR^itte devatAH sarvAH labdhAnuj~nA maheshvarAt || 70|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM sambhavakANDe skandasaptashatyAM gaurIvivAhaH prathamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM hAM hrIM sAM gAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptadashamantrAtmakAya shrI kalyANasundarAya tAmbUlaM\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-sadhR^ita\-bilvachChadamAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLahomena girijAhR^idayasthita\- jharajAta\-pANDara\-manujAdhipa\-adri\-tanujA\-vivAha\- pArijAtamoda\-sahajAta\-shAtajalajAyudhesha\-sharajAla\- pAta\-divyama~NgaLa\-kalyANamahotsAha\- shrIkalyANasundaraH prIyatAm | jaya shrIkalyANasundara jaya jaya jaya pArvatIpate jaya jaya jaya gaurImanohara jaya jaya jaya sakalama~NgaLaprada jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprada jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.2 kumArasambhavaH dvitIyo.adhyAyaH |} OM bAlaskandAsanAya namaH | OM bAlaskandamUrtaye namaH | padmasavya\-kaTisaMyutavAmaM padmakAnti\-nibhamekamukha~ncha | bAlavR^iddhikaramIshvarasUnuM bAlamunnatabhujaM praNato.asmi || OM bAlaskandAya namaH | svaM svaM nilayamAsedurmunayo vibudhA narAH | sarve babhUvuH santuShTA gaurIsha~Nkarasa~Ngame || 71|| atha gauryA saheshAno ramamANaH shilAdajam | dvAradeshe pratiShThApya shuddhAntaM prAvishatsukham || 72|| kAle bahutithe yAte devA viShNumukhAH punaH | militvA chintayAmAsuH skandotpatti\-vilambanAt || 73|| merorguhAM gatAste hi vichintya vibudhA drutam | mArutaM preShayAmAsuH shiva\-vArtopalabdhaye || 74|| sa cha bhogapuraM prApya pravishyeshAna\-mandiram | kakShyAH sapta vyatIyAya kenApyanupalakShitaH || 75|| athAntaH puramichChan san praveShTuM nandivAritaH | bhItaH prApa surAn bhUyo na shaknomi shivAntikam || 76|| gantumityabravIchchApi tachChrutvA sarvadevatAH | sambhUya jagmuH kailAsaM stotraishcheshvaramastuvan || 77|| kAmAre tripurAre kAlAre kAlakUTaviShabhakSha | shUratrastAnasmAn pAhi vibho ShaNmukhaM cha janayeti || 78|| atha prasanno bhagavAn vadanaiH ShaDbhiranvitaH | gaurImapashyannetrebhyaH ShaDbhyastejAMsi jaj~nire || 79|| lalATAgni\-prabhApu~njamakShamAnvIkShituM surAn | j~nAtvesho vahnimAhUya vAyunA saha tadvaha || 80|| nidhehi suranadyAM chetyashAt so.api tathA.akarot | yadA sharavaNe tena yatnena mahatA.a.ahitam || 81|| tadA padmeShu tejAMsi ShaTsu ShaTcha purAM ripoH | ShoDhA bAlavapUMShyAsan netrAsechanakAnyatha || 82|| devA viShNumukhA dR^iShTavA rarakShuH shraddhayA shishUn | ShaTkR^ittikAH samAhUya stanyaM chAdApayaddhariH || 83|| guho.api prINayaMstAsAM manAMsi nayanAni cha | bahvIbhirbAlalIlAbhiravardhata dine dine || 84|| chandramA iva sampUrNaH kalAbhirudito divi | vighnena svIyagarbhasya kruddhayA.atitarAM tathA || 85|| gauryA tu devatAH shaptA nijagarbhabharA.asahAH | yUyamapyanapatyA hi yathaivAhaM bhaviShyatha || 86|| iti shaptvA krudhA yAntyA maNayo nUpurasthitAH | navApi vyagalaMsteShu tanmUrtiH pratibimbitA || 87|| shivastu tAH samAhUya premNA.apashyannavA~NganAH | tatkShaNAdeva tAH sarvAH garbhaM dadhurumApateH || 88|| garbhanissaraNaM mAbhUditi shaptAstadomayA | svedodgamAdajanayan gaNanAthAn bahUnimAH || 89|| atha garbhagatairdevI stutA shambhuprasAditA | anvagR^ihNAdratnadevIstAbhyo jAtA navAtmajAH || 90|| vIrabAhurvIradhIro vIramArtANDa eva cha | vIrAntakastathA vIrarakSho vIrapurandaraH || 91|| vIrakesarisa.nj~nashcha vIramAheshvarastathA | vIrendra iti cha khyAtAH tattadvallIsamA ruchA || 92|| tAMshcha skanda\-sahAyArthaM anushAsya maheshvaraH | gauryA sAkaM sharavaNaM yayau putradidR^ikShayA || 93|| putraShaTka\-mukhAmbhojAlokanAmodamanvabhUt | umA chAdAt j~nAnamayaM stanyaM snutapayodharA || 94|| gADhAli~Ngana\-nirvR^itta\-vapuraikyabhR^ite nijam | ShaDbhirmukhairdvAdashabhiH bhujairaShTAdashAkShibhiH || 95|| yuktAya dvipade tatra samaye yAnyajIgalan | payaH pR^iShanti tatpAnAmuktAH shApAnmunessutAH || 96|| tatastAH kR^ittikAH shambhuranvagR^ihNAttadAkhyayA | kArtikeya iti khyAtiM labhatAM kR^ittikAdine || 97|| upoShya guhapUjAM ye kurvanti bhuvi mAnavAH | teShAM sarvAbhIShTa\-siddhirguhechChAto bhavatviti || 98|| atha skandaH shambhugaurIlAlito.a~NkagatastayoH | lIlA bahuvidhAshchakre bAlabhAvochitAH shubhAH || 99|| krameNa vR^iSha\-sarpAkhu\-siMhairyudhyansahAnugaH | brahmaloke viShNuloke.akhilaloke cha vajriNaH || 100|| athAdrInambudhIMshchaiva bha~njayan kShobhayaMshcha saH | shikharANi mahAmeroH babha~ncha shishulIlayA || 101|| damanAddiggajAnAM cha merorutpATanena cha | kruddhaH shatamakhastena yoddhumAgAt suraissaha || 102|| IshamAyA\-vilasitaM teShAM buddhavA.atha ShaNmukhaH | pratyayudhyata taiH sAkaM mUrChayAmAsa tAnapi || 103|| atha nAradavAkyena bR^ihaspatirupetya tam | tuShTAva so.api prItaH san surAMstAnudajIvayat || 104|| varaM vR^iNIta chetyAha te tathoktAshcha ShaNmukham | indratve varayAmAsurbhagavAMstu dayAnidhiH || 105|| shakrasyaivendratAM svasya senAnItvamushan punaH | prApya skandagiriM tatra vishvakarma\-vinirmite || 106|| maNDape vibudhaiH siddhairmunibhishchAbhiShechitaH | sainApatye sthitaH sarvAn lokAn pAlayati sma saH || 107|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM sambhavakANDe skandasaptashatyAM kumArasambhavaH dvitIyo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM hAM hrIM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptatriMshatmantrAtmakAya shrIbAlaskandAya tAmbUlaku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-jambU\-phalamAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa homena vijR^imbhita\-kusumbhavarNa\-svarNasharIra\- shobhA\-paramparAbha~Ngi\-bhartsita\-bAlaravidyutiH surasundarIbR^inda\- viShAdAnalaH nijasaundarya\-nindita\-sundara\-kandarpatanuH shrIbAlaskandaH prIyatAm | jaya shrIbAlaskanda jaya jaya jaya j~nAnaskanda jaya jaya jaya bhaktavatsala jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.3 praNavopadeshaH tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH |} OM svAminAthAsanAya namaH OM svAminAthamUrtaye namaH | UruhastaM daNDapANiM mau~njI\-kaupInadhAriNam | shuklayaj~nopavIta~ncha suprasannaM smitAnanam || sindUrAruNavarNa~ncha ki~nchidUrdhva\-shikhojjvalam | bhaktAbhIShTapradAtAraM svAminAthamahaM bhaje || OM aM uM maM hrIM svAminAthAya namaH | kadAchinnArado nAma bhUsuro nAradopamaH | somenAyajateshAnaM pashostvAlambhana\-kShaNe || 108|| prAkkarmavashato meSho babhUva girisannibhaH | lokAnAkulayan sarvAn chachAra cha madAvilaH || 109|| vaikuNThamapi gatvA saH yadA taM bhIShayan sthitaH | tadA munigaNaiH skandaH prArthito vIrabAhunA || 110|| AnAyya tamupAruhya trInlokAn sa~nchachAra saH | pAdaghAtaiH kashAghAtaiH pIDitaH prakR^itiM gataH || 111|| taM sundarAkR^itiM svasya vAhanatve.apyakalpayat | nAradaM cha guhaH prAha prArthayantaM kratoH phalam || 112|| tava yaj~nena me vAho jAtastena tava kratuH | shatAshvamedhaistulyatvaM gato brahmArpaNAddvija || 113|| yachChivArpaNamIShachcha kriyate tadanantatAm | etIti taM visR^ijya svairanugairvijahAra ha || 114|| atha brahmA pradoShe tu kadAchiddraShTumIshvaram | kailAsametya pravishannantarmR^ityu~njayAlayam || 115|| krIDantaM ShaNmukhaM dvAre hyanAdR^itya yayau punaH | nirgachChannapi satkAraM na chakAra yadA guhe || 116|| tadA paprachCha taM skandaH ko bhavAn kA cha te kR^itiH | kA vidyA kutra vAsashchetyetatbrUhi yathArthataH || 117|| iti pR^iShTena vidhinA sraShTR^itvaM vedavettR^itA | satyalokAdhipatyaM cha varNitaM svamasheShataH || 118|| tarhyekamuchyatAM vAkyamR^igAdAviti shA~NkariH | yadA.apR^ichChattadA pUrvaM praNavochchArapUrvakam || 119|| vidhinA vaktumArabdhe tiShTha tiShTheti tarjayan | paprachCha ShaNmukhaH pUrvaM o~NkArArthamudIraya || 120|| svAdhyAyAdhyayanaM hyarthaj~nAnArthaM tadvinA naraH | sthANurbhavedbhArahAra iti vedeShu nindyate || 121|| iti pR^iShTo vidhistasyApyahamevArtha ityuta | yadA.abravIttadeshasya putrastaM mUrdhni kuTTayan || 122|| kArAgR^ihe nyarautsIchcha tatkShaNaM vIrabAhunA | sR^iShTiM cha jagataH kartuM svayamArabhata prabhuH || 123|| atha devairj~nAtavR^ittaH prAhiNonnandinaM shivaH | brahmANaM mochayiShyan san yadA nA~NgyakarodguhaH || 124|| tadA svayaM vinA gaurIM skandapattanametya tam | dvitriH sAmnA cha kopenApyuvAcha guhamIshvaraH || 125|| brahmANaM mu~ncha mu~ncheti tato muktvA vidhiM guhaH | nyavedayattasya dauShTyaM pitrA pR^iShTaH punaH svayam || 126|| praNavArthamupAdikShachChambhoH karNe rahasyatha | sadAshivoM subrahmaNyoM iti nAvo~NkR^iteH shrutiH || 127|| arthaM bravIti tadj~nAnAtpuruShArtho bhaveddhruvam | adhikAra\-madagrasto na jAnAti hi padmajaH || 128|| ityuktvA sha~NkarastuShTaH kailAsaM prApya pArvatIm | pratinyavedayatsarvaM sA.api tuShTA mudaM yayau || 129|| OM jaya jaya shrIskandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM sambhavakANDe skandasaptashatyAM praNavopadeshaH tR^itIyo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM aM uM maM hrIM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya dvAviMshati\-mantrAtmakAya shrIsvAminAthAya tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-kapittha\-phalamAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena yamaniyamAsana\- prANAyAma\-pratyAhAra\-dhyAnayoga\-samAdhi\- sa~nchitAShTA~Nga\-sampuShTi\-vishiShTi\-yogAkR^iShTANimAdi\- guNAShTaishvaryasiddhiH prasiddha\-praNavopadeshaH shrIsvAminAthaH prIyatAm | jaya shrIbAlaskanda jaya jaya jaya skandaguro jaya jaya jaya sakalamantramUrtte jaya jaya jaya j~nAnadAyaka jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jayajaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.4 tArakAsuravadhaH chaturtho.adhyAyaH |} OM tArakAsuravadhAsanAya namaH | OM tArakAsuravadhamUrtaye namaH | varadama~Nkusha\-dhvaje cha kaTaka\-chApa\-vajramap\- yabhaya\-pAsha\-chakra\-khaDga\-musala\-shakti\-manvaham | dvidasha\-pANibhirdadhAnamaruNa\-koTi\-sannibhaM bhajata tArakArimadya bhavavinAshakAraNam || OM shrIM sauM tArakAraye namaH | atha pR^iShTo girijayA girIshaH prAha shA~NkareH | nAmnAM niruktiM mAhAtmyaM vibhUti~ncha visheShataH || 130|| sarvaj~natvAt skanda iti hR^idguhAstho guhaH smR^itaH | sutarAM brAhmaNaprItyA subrahmaNya itIryate || 131|| vahninIto.agnibhUshchaiva kR^ittikAprItikR^itpunaH | kArttikeyaH sharavaNe jAtaH sharavaNodbhavaH || 132|| vishAkha\-R^ikSha\-jAtatvAdvishAkha iti kathyate | suranadyAmabhivyakto gA~Ngeya iti kIrtitaH || 133|| tatChrutvA gIyamAnaM tu vaiNikairviShNusadmani | tatkanye.amR^itavallIti tathA saundaryavallyapi || 134|| premavatyAvabhUtAM hi ShaNmukhe nyastamAnase | sharakAnanamabhyetya tapashchAcheratuH svayam || 135|| tena santuShTahR^idayaH skandaH prAdurabhUtpunaH | uvAcha chendrabhavane gehe shivamunerapi || 136|| vasataM yuvayoH pANI gR^ihIShyAmIti sAdaram | atha smR^ito girIshena gataH kailAsamagnibhUH || 137|| ala~nchakAra tasyA~NkaM somAskandaM shivaM tadA | dR^iShvA.a.apurjanma\-sAphalyaM devA viShNupurogamAH || 138|| atha vij~nAya sandarbhamuchitaM chirarAtrataH | shUrapadmakR^itAM pIDAM ShaNmukhAya vyajij~napan || 139|| so.api kailAsapatinA.anuj~nAtaH prayayau mudA | tAtaM pradakShiNIkR^itya tathAmbAM sarvama~NgalAm || 140|| namaskR^itya paraM tAbhyAM dattAnuj~no .anugAvR^itaH | astrANyanekarUpANi labdhvA shakti~ncha sha~NkarAt || 141|| shatayUdhaM shatA~NgaM cha mArutaM sArathiM tathA | sha~NkhabherI\-mR^ida~NgAdi\-vAdyaghoSha\-puraHsaram || 142|| gatvA.a.adau parvataM gandhamAdanaM hemakUTakam | yayau pashchAttadA viShNumukhAH skandaM vyajij~napan || 143|| bhagavan krau~ncha\-shailo.ayamasuro.agastya\-shApataH | bhUtvaivaM tArakasyAtimitraM devAn hinasti hi || 144|| drAvayainaM kShaNeneti prArthitaH sha~NkarAtmajaH | vIrabAhuM samAhUya tannirodhanamanvashAt || 145|| sa yadA nyaruNat krau~nchaM tadA.a.agAttArako yudhe | atIva tumulaM yuddhaM vIrANAM tArakasya cha || 146|| yadA pravR^ittamaShTAnAmasahyaM vIkShya tatkShaNam | vIrabAhuH svayaM yoddhuM tena sAkaM yayau tadA || 147|| tayoH samabhavadyuddhaM tumulaM romaharShaNam | astrapratyastra\-yogena sarvavismaya\-kArakam || 148|| yadA tu bhIto daityendraH prAvishatkrau~ncha\-gahvaram | tadA parA~NmukhasyArho vadho neti vichintayan || 149|| vIrabAhurjahArAstraM sa tu mAyAbalena vai | guhAyAM nyakShipatsarvAn vIrAMste tu paribhramam || 150|| kurvanto nirgamAlAbhAt khinnachittA yadA.abhavan | gaNanAthAstadA daityabhItA dudruvire dishaH || 151|| tatsarvaM nAradenoktaM shrutvA skando mahAmanAH | prasthAya chatura~Ngena sainyenAyoddhumAyayau || 152|| taM dR^iShTvA tArakastasya tejo\-vismita\-mAnasaH | shivaputra iti j~nAtvA tamAha vinayAnvitaH || 153|| daivAsuraM hi sahajaM vairaM tasya na niShkriyA | viShaye.asmin kaH prasa~NgaH shambhostattanayasya vA || 154|| ato namaskaromi tvAM gachCha kailAsamIshvaram | pArvatI~ncha samArAddhumuchitaM tava ShaNmukha || 155|| ityuktastArakeNeshaputraH prAha shivAj~nayA | vedAtikrama\-kartR^INAM nigrahaM kartumAgamam || 156|| ityanyonyaM vIravAda\-purassaramayudhyatAm | devAH siddhAH cha munayo vismayaM jagmuruttamam || 157|| gaganaM gaganAkAraM sAgaraH sAgaropamaH | skanda\-tArakAryoryuddhaM skanda\-tArakayoriva || 158|| yadA sarvANi chAstrANi vR^ithAjAtAni ShaNmukhe | tadAnIM tArako daityaH skandenorasi tADitaH || 159|| mUrchChitaH punarutthAya kR^ittashuNDo guhena cha | amarSha\-vashamApannaH punarAyoddhumAgataH || 160|| ShaNmukhashcha shitairbANairavadhIttasya sArathim | jahR^iShushcha tadA devA viShaNNastArako.abhavat || 161|| atha mAyAbalenaiva yoddhuM nishchitya dAnavaH | krau~nchena sahitaH skandaM punarabhyudyayau balI || 162|| kAlAnalAtmanA bhUtvA yadA lokAMstatApa saH | tadA jaghAna taM shaktyA sAkaM krau~nchena ShaNmukhaH || 163|| devA mumudire sarve lokAshcha jahR^iShurbhR^isham | vIrAshchottasthurAkAshAtpuShpavarShaM papAta cha || 164|| skandaH pAshupatAstraM tattArakIyaM svahastakam | shatruprANaharaM tIkShNaM prAyachChadvIrabAhave || 165|| atha skando himagiriM prApya nAkibhirarthitaH | divyasiMhAsane vishvakarmaNA nirmite vibhuH || 166|| upaviShTo devatAnAM saparyAM pratigR^ihya cha | shivAbhyAM nandito viShNubrahmamukhaiH surairapi || 167|| uvAsa rAtrau skandAdrau sarveShAM darshanaM dadat | sarve.api netraistaM pItvA nyamajjanmoda\-sAgare || 168|| tArakAsura\-patnyastu vilapantyo bhR^ishAturAH | chitAmAropya bhartAraM svaya~nchAruruhurmudA || 169|| pitaraM mAtR^ibhiH sAkaM saMskR^itya bhR^ishaduHkhitaH | jagAma shUrapadmasya samIpaM tArakAtmajaH || 170|| nivedya tasmai vR^ittAntaM pratyAyya shapathena cha | duHkhamutpAtayAmAsa tasmai so.api chiraM rudan || 171|| bhrAtrA siMha\-mukhenAnyairmantribhishcha samanvitaH | chakAra yuddhasannAhaM vArito.amohamantriNA || 172|| dUtAn sa prAhiNotskanda\-vArtA\-tatvopalabdhaye | apashyachcha jagat skandamayaM tadgatamAnasaH || 173|| iti tAraka\-saMhArakathA shatrujayapradA | paThatAM shR^iNvatA~nchaiva sarvAbhIShTaphalapradA || 174|| atha skandagirestasmAchChUrapadma\-jighAMsayA | prasthAya ShaNmukhaH sarvairanvito daivataiH saha || 175|| kedAraM prathamaM prApya tato vArANasImapI | shrIparvataM vaTAraNyaM kailAsaM dakShiNaM tathA || 176|| kA~nchIM chidambara~nchaiteShvarchayitvA shivau svayam | gachChaMshcha sahyajA\-tIramuttaraM prApya ShaNmukhaH || 177|| sUryasyAstamayAttatra senAM vishramayanyadA | uvAsa vishvakarmA.api ratnasaudhaM tadA.akarot || 178|| tatra maNNinadItIre svanAmnA nagarIM guhaH | pratiShThApya vrajanmadhye marubhUmiM kaTAkShataH || 179|| shItalIkR^itya vegena parAchalamupAgamat | tatra ShaTtApasAn shrImatparAsharamuneH sutAn || 180|| anugR^ihya mahendreNa mAnito vibudhaiH saha | jagAma sentInagaraM tatkShaNAdvishvakarmaNA || 181|| nirmite maNDape tiShThannanvayu~Nkta bR^ihaspatim | daityAH kati kuto jAtAH ki~nchaiShAM vIryamityapi || 182|| tatsarvaM vaktumArebhe guhAyA.atha bR^ihaspatiH | itthaM sambhavakANDo.ayaM pUrNaH shreyaskaro nR^iNAm || 183|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM sambhavakANDe skandasaptashatyAM tArakAsuravadhaH chaturtho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM shrIM shauM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya chatuHpa~nchAshat\-mantrAtmakAya shrItArakArimUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-bIjApUra\-phalamAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena sakalasurAsura\- nikarApekShita\-sainApatyaH karaShaTkayugmadhR^ita\- kAlAnala\-parijvalajjvAlAyamAna\-jyotirmaya\- mahAshaktiyukta\-sharakhaDgachApa\-parashupAsha vajra\-kukkuTadhvaja\-kheTaka~NkaTa\-kArmuka\-vividhAyudha\- vidaLita\-dAnava\-bAdhAvimuktaH shrItArakAriH prIyatAm | jaya shrItArakArimUrte jaya jaya jaya asurakulAntaka jaya jaya jaya yaj~narakShaka jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.5 shrI vIrabAhudUtaH pa~nchamo.adhyAyaH} OM kArtikeyAsanAya namaH | OM kArtikeyamUrtaye namaH | varadakulishakheTaM vAmahastatraye cha dadhatamabhayashaktiM khaDgamanyatraye cha | taruNaravi\-samAbhaM sAdhubhiHpUjyamAnaM kamalavadana\-ShaTkaM kArttikeyaM namAmi || OM hrIM sAM kArtikeyAya namaH | purA ma~NgalakeshinyAmasurendraH sutAM shubhAm | surasAM janayAmAsa sA cha shukraprasAdataH || 184|| sarvAshcha vidyAH sampAdya mAyetyAkhyAM jagAma ha | asurANAM samR^id.hdhyarthaM kashyapAshramametya sA || 185|| vidyullateva tachchitaM mohayantI punaH punaH | prArthitA tena bhogArthaM kAmarUpavareNa cha || 186|| prathamaM shUrapadma~ncha siMhAsya~ncha dvitIyakam | tR^itIyaM tAraka~nchaiva chaturthImapyajAmukhIm || 187|| sainyaiH saha samutpAdya tattadvaktrayutA bahu | yadaivoparatA tarhi shUra\-siMhAsya\-tArakAH || 188|| paprachChuH pitaraM natvA kinnaH kAryamiheti saH | tapo dAnaM matirdharme kAryA bhUtadayA sadA || 189|| ityudAharaNaM bhUri kurvannupadidesha ha | mAyA tu tannirAkR^itya dharmo.ayaM nanu yoginAm || 190|| bhavadbhistu vaTadvIpaM gatvA shambhuM prasAdya cha | dIrghamAyurmahadvIryamanekANDAdhirAjatA || 191|| kenApyavadhyatA chaiva sampAdyeti samanvashAt | tadarthaM yaj~nasambhArAn tantraM mantrAn didesha cha || 192|| tathaiva te shambhumiShTvA mahAkuNDa\-vidhAnataH | pratIkShamANA api tatprasAdaM naiva lebhire || 193|| saMvatsara\-sahasrAnte shUrapadmaH svakAM tanum | ChitvA juhAva tenA.api na prasanno yadA shivaH || 194|| tadA.agnau nipapAtA.atha siMhavaktrashcha duHkhitaH | shirAMsi kartayitvA.agnau juhAva cha punaH punaH || 195|| tadA maheshvaraH sAkShAdgauryA sAkaM vR^iShasthitaH | datvA darshanametasmai ga~NgAtoyena chAnalam || 196|| shamayitvA shUrapadmamujjIvya tadabhiShTutaH | tasmai dadau vara~nchAShTa\-sahasrANDAdhinetR^itAm || 197|| anyAbhyAmapi siMhAsya\-tArakAbhyAM maheshvaraH | yathepsitaM varaM prAdAt tapasA toShitastayoH || 198|| aShTAshatayuga~nchAyuH svashaktyanyairavadhyatAm | te punaH kashyapaM prApya nivedya svamanoratham || 199|| tenAvadhIritAH shukramupetyAbhyarthayan punaH | sa chArthashAstraM lokasya pauruShAyattatAmapi || 200|| nirUpayan devahiMsAM kartumetAnachodayat | atha te hR^iShTamanasaH prasthitA digjigIShayA || 201|| nyarundhannalakAmAdau chatura~NgabalaiH saha | dhanadena cha vai tasya vR^ittyA shUraH sutoShitaH || 202|| IshAna\-dishamutsR^ijya shivachihnasya dhAraNAt | mahendranagarIM dagdhvA prApuH vahneH purIM tataH || 203|| agniM vijitya shamana\-nagarIM roddhumAgaman | yamo.api vividhai ratnairvastrairdhAnyaishcha sAdaram || 204|| pratyudgamya praNamyAmUn tannideshena lambhitaH | pitR^irAjyaM jugopAtha nirR^iteH prayayurdisham || 205|| tena j~nApita\-bandhutvAH tamAsthApya nije pade | varuNasya dishaM prApya rurudhustasya pattanam || 206|| varuNashcha yadA bhIto viveshAntaramambudheH | luNTayitvA tadA sarvaM dhanaM tasya yayurdrutam || 207|| vAyoH kakubhametasmin bhIte pAtAlamIyuShi | mumuShustasya ratnAni lalanAshcha suretare || 208|| evaM jitvA disho.aShTau cha nAgalokamupetya te | nAgAnvijitya taishchApi svIyaratnaiH prasAditAH || 209|| saptadvIpAM vasumatIM vijigyuH kramashashcha te | kShIrAmbudhimathA.asAdya payaH pAnairalolayan || 210|| shrIshcha bhUmishcha nidrANaM prabodhya nijanAyakam | AsannamApadaM tasmA abrUtAM so.api taiH saha || 211|| yuddhvA chiraM tatasteShAM varamIshakR^itaM smaran | sAntvayaMstAn parAM maitrIM bhAvayaMstaishcha moditaH || 212|| atha dyulokaM kramashaH lokAMshcha maharAdikAn | atItya satyalokasthaM brahmANaM prayayurdrutam || 213|| so.api taiH svasya sambandhaM pitAmaha itIrayan | anuj~nAtashcha taissatyalokaM rakShannavartata || 214|| atha te viShNulokAkhyaM vaikuNThaM prApya tena cha | prasAditAH shambhulokaM jagmuH sarvopari sthitam || 215|| tatra natvA nandinaM te teneshAj~nA\-puraHsaram | praveshitAH praNemushcha sha~NkaraM sAkamambayA || 216|| tenAdiShTAH sarvamaNDaM nirIkShya punaratra vai | sthAtavyamiti sarvANi vIkShyANDAnyasurairvR^itAH || 217|| mAtAmaha~nchAsurendraM shukrAchAryaM nijaM gurum | praNipatya nivedyAbhyAM sarvaM digvijayAdikam || 218|| athaitya dakShiNe sindhutIre tiShThan yadA.asurAH | tadA viShNumukhA devA AgatAstad\-didR^ikShayA || 219|| tanmadhyapatitAn rudrAn dR^iShTvA paprachCha tatkathAm | shUrastadA viShNunoktAM brahmAhantAM shivena cha || 220|| tadbha~NgaprabhR^itiM vArtAM shrutvA.abhUdativismitaH | nirmite nagare sindhumadhye prAvishadujjvale || 221|| vIramAhendra\-nagare puryaShTaka\-samAvR^ite | nivasandevatAnAM cha kAryaM prAdAdyathochitam || 222|| matsya\-grahaNakArye.anye niyuktA duHkhitAH surAH | dakShayaj~na\-samudbhUtaM mantuM dhyAyanta Asata || 223|| dine dine cha shUrastu prAtaH prasthAya kautukAt | pAtAlaM madhyamaM svargaM chAnuvIkShya nyavartata || 224|| tatra dR^iShTvA shachIM kAmamohitaH praiShayatsvakam | dUtaM tasyA AharaNe tajj~nAtvA devarAT tadA || 225|| rUpAntareNa shrIkALI\-nagaraM prApya bhAryayA | veNurUpa\-dharo.atiShThannAradAnumatashchiram || 226|| kadAchiddaivayogena loke.avagraha\-pIDite | veNuH shushoSha shakrashcha shachI chAmlAyatAM bhR^isham || 227|| atha sUtaH shaunakAdyairajAmukhyAH kathAM prati | pR^iShTaH provAcha vR^ittAntaM tasyA duritadUShitam || 228|| durvAsasaM kadAchitsA balAdAkR^iShya sa~NgatA | vAtApimilvalaM chobhAvasUta paramoddhatau || 229|| tau cha tAtamayAchetAM tapaHsarvaM dadAtviti | kruddhena tena shaptau cha nashyatAM brAhmaNairiti || 230|| ilvalastu vidhAtAramiShTvA tasya prasAdataH | vAtApermeShabhAvena pAke.api punarAgamam || 231|| avR^iNochcha tadArabhya kuTaka\-prAntabhUtale | viprAnnimantrya bhuktyante vAtApiM prAhvayanbalI || 232|| ghAtayAmAsa tAn kAle gachChatyevaM kadAchana | vindhya\-parvatamAsAdya nArado meruvikramam || 233|| varNayitvA tasya kopamutpAdya ravirodhane | prairayattaM tato devAH sambhUyAgastyamabruvan || 234|| bhagavannastvamevAdya sharaNaM shambhunA samaH | iti tatprArthanAma~NgIkurvan kalashabhUryayau || 235|| IshAdAdAya kAverIM kuNDikAyAM munIshvaraH | vArANasyAM shivaM natvA prayAsyan dakShiNAM disham || 236|| vindhyaM mamarda hastena bhUdharaM mArgarodhakam | krau~nchaM mAyAvinaM madhye shaptvA shailo bhaveti cha || 237|| kuTakaM prApya vAtApimilvalaM cha suretarau | bhuktyai nimantritastAbhyAM jighAMsU tau cha va~nchakau || 238|| hatvA tatpApa\-shud.hdhyarthaM sahyAdrau tapa Acharat | tadA gaNeshaH shakreNa pUjitaH prApya tatsthalam || 239|| kAkarUpeNa tatratya\-kuNDikAmudachAlayat | muninAnudruto brahmachAri\-veShamupetya saH || 240|| javAt dudrAva tachChIrShe kuTTituM munirabhyagAt | sumukhashcha nijaM rUpaM munaye darshayan mudA || 241|| shuNDayA.anIya tIrthAmbhaH pUrayitvA cha kuNDikAm | prAvAhayachcha kAverIM sA cha shrIkALI\-pattanam || 242|| vegAdupetya tatratyAn vR^ikShAn puShTAnakArayat | mumude veNu\-rUpeNa sthitaH shachyA shatakratuH || 243|| atha devAH sahasrAkShaM tatrAgatya vyajij~napan | tvayA nAthena hInAnAM na manaH svAsthyamR^ichChati || 244|| tadehi sthAnamityuktaH shachIM nikShipya shAstari | kailAsamagamachChakraH shivAnugraha\-lipsayA || 245|| nandinA cha tadA sevAvasaro neti vAritaH | tatraiva shikhariNyasmin nyavasadvibudhaiH saha || 246|| tadA tvajAmukhI lokAnaTantyeva yadR^ichChayA | shrIkALI\-nagare devImindrANImupalabhya cha || 247|| balAd\-grahItumArebhe tadA shAsturanuj~nayA | mahAkAlaH karau tasyAH ChitvA.arakShachChachImapi || 248|| ajAmukhI ChinnahastA krandantI dAruNaM bahu | sAntvyamAnA cha durmukhyA gatA shUrAntikaM kShaNAt || 249|| indrANyapi cha shakreNa nArada\-preritena hi | nItA meruguhAM tasthau bhayamutsR^ijya bhAminI || 250|| shUraH sabhAmadhyagataH svasAraM vIkShya duHkhitAm | patitAM ChinnahastA~ncha krodhena kaluShIkR^itaH || 251|| pR^iShTvA hetuM mahAkAla\-cheShTitaM durmukhImukhAt | j~nAtvA tatratya\-devAn sa shR^i~NkhalAbhirbabandha ha || 252|| AhUya vedhasaM tasyA bAhU sandhApya tena cha | prArthito mochayAmAsa devAnnigaDitAnapi || 253|| AhUya bhAnukopa~ncha mahAkAla\-surendrayoH | bandhanArthaM vyAdidesha so.api gatvA balaiH saha || 254|| apashyannamarAvatyAM devendraM nyaruNatpurIm | yuddhvA chiraM jayantena baddhvA taM vashamAnayat || 255|| airAvataM bhagnadantaM kArayitvA surA~NganAH | bandIkR^itya pituH pArshve paricharyAmakArayat || 256|| iti gIShpatinA skanda\-sannidhAvAsurI kathA | varNitA bhaktinamreNa so.api shrutvA visiShmiye || 257|| itthamAsurakANDIyAM kathAM shR^iNvanti ye narAH | prItaH ShaDvadanasteShAM kShiprArogyaM prayachChati || 258|| atha ShaDvadanaH shrImAn bhItAn viShNumukhAn surAn | anugR^ihyAbhayaM datvA vIrabAhuM mahAmatim || 259|| preShayamAsa nikaTaM shUrapadmasya dautyataH | so.api gatvA samudrAntaH daityAn hatvA bahUnapi || 260|| prApya la~NkAM tatpati~ncha hatvA.ayomukha\-sa.nj~nakam | uttaraM vIramAhendra\-nagaradvAramAgamat || 261|| tatra ghoramaghora~ncha dvArapAlau sasainikau | jAgarUkau nirIkShyAtha prAchyadvAramupAgamat || 262|| tatrApi mahiShAkShau dvau dvArapAlau nirIkShya saH | praveshe vighnamutprekShya vIrabAhurmahAmatiH || 263|| yAmyAM dishamavApAtha tatratyena nirIkShitaH | gajAsureNa pR^iShTashcha kastvamityuddhatAkSharam || 264|| yuddhvA sahasravaktreNa tena taM vinihatya cha | pashchima\-dvAramArgeNa pravishya nagarIM laghu || 265|| vIthIrAlokayaMstatra surANAM pravilApanam | dR^iShTa\-susvapna\-sa~njAta\-harShANAM vachanAni cha || 266|| shR^iNvaMstAMshcha jayantAdInAshvAsya guhavArtayA | shUrapadmaM sabhAmadhye siMhAsanagataM vidan || 267|| tatkAla\-smR^ita\-ShaTvaktrAnugrahAdAgate shubhe | divye siMhAsane sthitvA svAmi\-sandeshamabravIt || 268|| tvatpIDitairviShNumukhairdevo vij~nApitaH shivaH | kumAraM janayAmAsa tvadvadhAya sa chAgataH || 269|| shrIsentinagare svIya\-sainikairAvR^itaH sthitaH | dayayA tvayi sandeshaM prAhiNochChruNu taM hitam || 270|| jayantAdIn diviShado bandhAnmochaya mAchiram | nochet sabandhuM tvAmadya hanyAmiti jagAda cha || 271|| tatChrutvA kupitaH shUro vIrabAhuvadhe bhaTAn | nyayu~Nkta te.api ShaDvaktra\-smaraNAttena mAritAH || 272|| athAdidesha tanayaM vajrabAhuM suretaraH | vIrabAhornigrahAya so.api yuddhvA chiraM balI || 273|| ante niShUdito vIrabAhunA sainikaiH saha | putrashokena santaptaH shUraH sammantrya mantribhiH || 274|| protsAhitashcha bahubhiH sAntvyamAno.api dhImatA | siMhavaktreNAnujena tamanAdR^itya helayA || 275|| tArakakrau~ncha\-hananaM na pauruShakR^itantviti | yuktyopapAdya yuddhAya sannAhamakarotsvayam || 276|| vIrabAhustu siddhArtho niryAya pathi sa~Ngatam | vyAlivaktraM nihatyAshu shrIsentinagaraM yayau || 277|| pratyudgata~nja vibudhaiH muditaiH padmajAdibhiH | ShaDvaktra\-sannidhiM prApya vR^ittaM sarvaM nyavedayat || 278|| tenApi shvaH shUrapadmaM hatvA bhItiM tadudbhavAm | vyapaneShye devatAnAmiti dhIraM pratishrutam || 279|| vIramAhendra\-kANDIyakathaivaM varNitA dvijAH | shR^iNvatAM kAryasiddhiH syAdvIrabAhu\-prasAdataH || 280|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM asura\-vIramAhendrakANDe skandasaptashatyAM vIrabAhudUtaH pa~nchamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM hrIM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptanavati\-mantrAtmakAya shrIkArtikeyamUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-drAkShAphalamAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa homena puraharanandanaH ripukulabha~njanaH dinakarakoTirUpaH parihR^ita\-lokatApaH shikhIndravAhanaH mahendrapAlanaH nikhiladanuja\-tUlavAtUlaH tApasasamArAdhitaH navavIrasevitaH raNadhIrasambhAvitaH vIrabAhusodaraH shrIkArtikeyaH prIyatAm | jaya shrI kArtikeyamUrte jaya jaya jaya vIrabAhusodara jaya jaya jaya asurakulamardana jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.6 bhAnukopavadhaH ShaShTho.adhyAyaH |} OM sAM shikhivAhanAsanAya namaH | OM sAM shikhivAhanamUrtaye namaH | bhAnukara\-ratnanibha\-divya\-rasavastraM vajradhanu\-kheTa\-varapadma\-karashUlam | shaktishara\-khaDga\-bhaya\-hR^id\-dhvaja\-rathA~NgaM naumi shikhivAhana\-ShaDAnana\-surUpam || OM naM sauM shrIM shikhivAhanAya namaH | shrutvA pratishrutaM shUradUtAstasmai nyavedayan | tathApi yuddhaM bAlena na yuktamiti lajjayA || 281|| mantribhiH saha sa mmantrya bhAnukopAhvayaM sutam | AhUya sAntvayitvA taM prAhiNodasurAdhipaH || 282|| skando.api nAradamukhAt shrutvA yuddhodyamaM ripoH | pratasthe bhUtasa~Nghaishcha vR^ito brahmAdibhiH suraiH || 283|| vIramAhendra\-nagarasyottaradvAra\-pArshvataH | shibiraM prAvishannUtnaM nirmitaM vishvakarmaNA || 284|| tato yuddhaM pravavR^ite sainyayordevadaityayoH | daityasenAM yadA.apashyanmUrChitAM shUrapadmajaH || 285|| tadA.avarShadbANavR^iShTiM bhUtasainyopari krudhA | bhUtAni cha tathA mUrChAmApushChinnA~NgasandhayaH || 286|| vIrabAhurapi prekShya tAdR^ishIM bhUtadurdashAm | preShayAmAsa vegena bhUtasenApatIn nava || 287|| prathamaM bhUtasenAnIH siMho yoddhuM prachakrame | analashchAsurachamU\-nAthastaM pratyayudhyata || 288|| anale nihate chaNDaH siMhamabhyadravadruShA | so.api siMhena nihataH tatastvajamukho yayau || 289|| tasminnapi hate mAyI nIlenAyudhyata krudhA | nihatashcha tataH senA bhR^ishamugreNa tADitAH || 290|| nirIkShya bhAnukopastu prayAtaH samarA~NgaNam | vIrabAhu~ncha bahudhA nyakchakre tarjayan ripum || 291|| dUtastvaM na mayA sAkaM yuddhArha iti so.api tam | dUto vA yadi vA svAmI balI yoddhetyatarjayat || 292|| tatashcha tumulaM yuddhaM prAvartata tayormithaH | aShTAvapi yadA vIrA mUrChAM prAptA raNAjire || 293|| tadA kopena mahatA vIrabAhuH puraH sthitaH | kirITaM bhAnukopasya babha~nja kavachaM tathA || 294|| tadAnIM bhAnurahasat munayashcha jayaM jaguH | vIrashcha ShaNmukhaM dhyAyan bhAnukopamatADayat || 295|| mUrChite bhAnukope cha bhUtasenA mudA.anvitAH | mamardurAsurIM senAM sA cha bhItA vidudruve || 296|| gatamoho bhAnukopaH svasenAM vIkShya vidrutAm | mohAstraM prerayAmAsa vIrabAhuM prati krudhA || 297|| tena mohaM gatAH sarve bhUteshA bhuvyasherata | tachChrutvA ShaNmukhashchAstramamohaM samakalpayat || 298|| vItamohAstataH sarve jAtAH suptotthitA iva | vIrabAhushcha bhUyopi bhAnukopopari krudhA || 299|| astraM pAshupataM kSheptumupakrAnto yadA tadA | bhAnukopastadevAstraM gR^ihAdAhartumudyataH || 300|| nirgato nagarIM prApa sUryashchAstamitastataH | shUrapadmastu taM dR^iShTvA svayaM gatvA raNAjiram || 301|| yuddhAya sajjastaM shakraH ShaNmukhAya nyavedayet | so.api vIraiH sahAgatya yadA yoddhuM mano dadhe || 302|| tadogro nAma senAnIH shUraM vR^ikShairavidhyata | shUreNApyastramAgneyaM vAruNaM brAhmameva cha || 303|| astraM nArAyaNIya~ncha muktaM sarva~ncha sograsAt | tataH pAshupate mukte shUreNograstu ShaNmukham || 304|| dhyAyan pa~nchAkSharaM mantraM jajApa vihitA~njaliH | tadastraM tu kShaNAchChambhoH hastaM prApa tadAj~nayA || 305|| tatashcha shUro vyathitaH bhUtasenAM prakampayan | astrANi varShayAmAsa ShaNmukhashcha visiShmiye || 306|| tataH sutumule yuddhe pravR^itta ubhayorapi | senayostatra siMhAsya\-sutau dR^iptAvayudhyatAm || 307|| atishUrAsurendrAkhyau nihatau vIrabAhunA | tau dR^iShTvA shUrapadmastu kruddha AshIviShopamaH || 308|| adrAvayadbhUtasenAM vIrAMshcha mUrChayanniva | tataH skandaH svayaM tena yoddhumabhyAyayau tadA || 309|| bAlo.asIti prahasitaH rudranetra\-sphuli~Ngavat | svalpo.api nAshayellokAniti pratyavadat smayan || 310|| pravR^itte shastrasampAte bhagavAn ShaNmukhastadA | kirITaM shUrapadmasya rathamashvAMshcha varma cha || 311|| dhanushcha hArakeyUrAdyachChinattAdR^ishaM cha tam | dR^iShTvA bhUtAni sarvANi chakruH kolAhalaM mudA || 312|| bhartsyamAnAM cha senAM svAM dR^iShTvA nirviNNa\-mAnasam | shUraM yAhi shva AyAhi yuddhAyetyAha ShaNmukhaH || 313|| devAn viShNumukhAMshchApi shUrapadmavadhArthinaH | AshvAsya shUrasaMhAraM shvaH kuryAmityagAdgR^iham || 314|| vIrAshcha devasenAshcha muktvA mUrchChAM samutthitAH | etasminnantare bhUtasenAH shUrasya pattanam || 315|| luNTayitvA.atighorAkhyaM dvArapAlaM nihatya cha | utpATya gopuraM vArddhau prAkShipan mandaraM yathA || 316|| tachChrutvA bhAnukopastu mAyAM dhyAtvA pitAmahIm | tayA cha nirbandhita yA dattaM mohAstramApya cha || 317|| yuddhAya prasthito dUtaM praiShayadvIrabAhave | so.api nyavedayad\-bhAnukopoktiM vIrabAhave || 318|| punaryuddhAya niryAhi vIrabAho itIritaH | so.api skandasya padayornatvA.anuj~nAmavApya cha || 319|| anyaishcha sahito vIrairbhUtasenA\-samAvR^itaH | gatvA yuddhamahIM tena sAkaM chiramayud.hdhyata || 320|| astrapratyastra\-sa~NgrAme satyubhAbhyAM prayojite | ubhe pAshupate chAstre vyomni yuddhvA chiraM mithaH || 321|| R^iShibhiH prArthite lokapIDA mAbhUditi svayam | nivR^itte ravirapyastamagAchChUrAtmajaH punaH || 322|| mAyayA mohayitvA tAn navavIrAn payonidhau | prakShipya shUrapadmasya nikaTaM prApya tAnmR^itAn || 323|| nivedya cha paredyustaM haniShyAmi guhaM ripum | iti vij~nApya tenApi satkR^itaH svagR^ihaM yayau || 324|| skando.api j~nAtavR^ittAntaH svIkAM shaktiM prayujya cha | vIrAn payonidhau magnAn prAbodhayadumAsutaH || 325|| prabudhya cha pareShvAtmamohaM sa~nchintayatsu cha | vIrabAhuH kShaNAdeva sarvasainya\-samAvR^itaH || 326|| luNTayAmAsa nagaraM vIramAhendramR^iddhimat | pashchima\-dvArapAla~ncha bahusenA\-samAvR^itam || 327|| vinihatya vyAghra\-vaktraM sahAgneyena mArutam | astraM prayojya nagarIM dAhayAmAsa kR^itsnataH || 328|| dahyamAnAM purIM dR^iShTvA shUrapadmaH krudhA jvalan | AhUya meghAMstairagniM shamayitvA.ativegataH || 329\ | vIrabAhuM svanagarI\-dAhakaM tatprabhuM guham | hantuM kR^itamatistUrNamabhiyAtuM mano dadhe || 330|| tadA hiraNyanAmA.asya putraH pAtAlapAlakaH | Ishasya mahimAnaM tatputra\-tachChakti\-vaibhavam || 331|| mahatvaM vIrabAhoshcha varNayitvA.a.ashu saMsadi | nyaShedhad\-yuddhasa~NkalpaM prArthayachCharaNAgatim || 332|| yadA cha shUro vArtAM tAM nAshR^iNot krodhamApa cha | tadA svayaM hiraNyo.agAdyuddhAya shivasUnunA || 333|| pravR^itte tumule yuddhe nIlastaM pratyayudhyata | tasmin parAjite vIrabAhuH svayamayudhyata || 334|| bhagne rathe sArathau cha naShTe dhvaste.akhilAyudhe | mAyAhiraNyaM yuddhAya kR^itvA pUrvastirodadhe || 335|| tena sAkaM chiraM yuddhvA vIrabAhushcha mUrchChitaH | tatChrutvA nAradAt skandaH j~nAnAstreNAvabodhayat || 336|| tato bhIto hiraNyastu dhArayan matsyarUpatAm | samudrasalile magno jugopa prANamAtmanaH || 337|| athAgnimukhanAmA.anyaH shUraputro mahAbalaH | chandrAya kupito bhAnukopa\-spardhAyuto hi yaH || 338|| yayau sasainyastaM hanyAM vIrabAhuM kShaNAditi | taM cha yuddhe.amUrChayatsa dhIro vIrapurandaraH || 339|| tato.asuro bhadrakAlIM sasmArAgatya sA punaH | yuddhvA chiraM vIrabAhu\-pramukhaishchChinnabAhukA || 340|| dattvA jayAshiShaM vIrabAhave vindhyamAyayau | athAgnivadano mAyA\-balenAghAtayat krudhA || 341|| aShTau vIrAMstadAkarNya vIrabAhuryamaM prati | sandesha\-chITImanayat teShAM jIvanahetave || 342|| yamenAgatya te vIrAH jIvitAshcha punaH krudhA | yuddhvA.agnimukhamAjaghnuH sadya eva sasainikam || 343|| shUrastvagnimukhaM putraM mR^itaM shrutvA.atiduHkhitaH | viniHshvasan namravaktraH punashchintAparo.abhavat || 344|| trisahasraM tataH putrAstasya pAtAlavAsinaH | sAntvayitvA svapitaraM yoddhumabhyAyayuH kShaNAt || 345|| taiH sAkaM bhUtasenAdhipatInAM cha mahadraNam | babhUva tumulaM devamuni\-vismaya\-kArakam || 346|| vIrabAhushcha bANaughaistachChirAMsyachChinadyadA | tadA punaH prarUDhAni tAni bhUyo.achChinadruShA || 347|| asakR^ichChidyamAnAni yadA nAntaM gatAni cha | dadhyau guhaM tadA vIrabAhuH shaktidharaM prabhum || 348|| prAdurbhUya kShaNAt so.api tAni brahmavareNa hi | ChinnAnyapi prarohanti Chidyante yugapadyadi || 349|| antaM gachCheyuratyantamityupAdishadagnibhUH | tathaiva yugapattAni ChitvA vIro mudaM yayau || 350|| shUre.atha trisahasrANAM AkarNya nidhanaM shuchA | nidhyAyati mahAmedhA dharmakopa\-samAhvayaH || 351|| sachivastaM sAntvayitvA svayaM yuddhAya niryayau | puNDarIkaM gajashreShThamAruhyAnyaishcha mantribhiH || 352|| taM vIrabAhurbahubhirbANairhatvA gajaM tadA | nirmadaM kR^itavAn so.api stutvA taM svAM dishaM gataH || 353|| etatsarvaM nishamyAtha bhAnukopo\-.atikhinnadhIH | mA.abhUdAyodhanaM tAvaditi tAtaM vyajij~napat || 354|| kruddhaM j~nAtvA cha pitaraM punaryuddhAya niryayau | jAte cha tumule yuddhe shastra\-pratyastra\-varShiNi || 355|| mAyAyuddhe samArabdhe vij~nAnAstreNa vArite | khaDga\-yuddhaM prachakrAte tadA skandaM hR^idi smaran || 356|| ChitvA.a.adau bhAnukopasya hastaM savyaM tathetaram | shirashchChitvA vIrabAhuH jayaM prApa mudAnvitaH || 357|| tato devAshcha R^iShayaH jahR^iShuH puShpavarShiNaH | skandashcha praNataM dorbhyAM Ali~NgyAnvagrahInmudA || 358|| bhAnukopavadhaM vIrabAhunA kR^itamadbhutam | shR^iNvanti ye te vijayaM sarvatra prApnuyurdhruvam || 359|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM vIramAhendrakANDe skandasaptashatyAM bhAnukopavadhaH ShaShTho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM naM sauM shrIM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ekonashIti\-mantrAtmakAya shikhivAhanamUrtaye tAmbUla\- ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^ita\-ikShukhaNDa\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLahomena suravaranuta\-darshitAtmIya\-divyasvarUpaH amara\-stoma\-sampUjya\-bhujabala\-nirjitAnekaH gIrvANa\-bhIdhvAnta\-mArtANDaH ShaDvaktraH gaurIsha\-phAlekShita\-sa~njAta\-tejas\-sambhUtaH shrIshikhivAhanaH prIyatAm | jaya shrI shikhivAhanamUrte jaya jaya jaya vIrabAhusodara jaya jaya jaya asuramardana jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.7 siMhamukhavadhaH saptamo.adhyAyaH |} OM sAM skandAsanAya namaH | OM sAM skandamUrtaye namaH | ShaDvaktraM shikhivAhanaM trinayanaM raktAmbarAla~NkR^itam | shaktiM charma cha khaDga\-shUla\-vishikhAbhItiM dhanushchakrakam || pAshaM kukkuTama~Nkusha~ncha varadaM dorbhidadhAnaM tathA | dhyAyedIpsita\-siddhidaM shashidharaM skandaM surArAdhitam || OM sAM skandAya namaH | bhAnukopaM hataM shrutvA shUrapadmAsuro bhR^isham | vilalApa chiraM tatra padmakomalayA saha || 360|| viShNushakramukhA devA vihareyuritaH sukham | ityAdi pralapaMstasya guNAn vIryakR^itAnbahUn || 361|| tataH kopena mahatA samAhUya nijAnujam | siMhavaktraM praiShayachcha hantuM putrahaNaM raNe || 362|| so.api shambhukumArasya prabhAvaM bahudhA tadA | varNayitvA.antataH shUra\-nideshAdyoddhumAyayau || 363|| pravR^itte tumule yuddhe bhUtadaityesha\-senayoH | siMhAbhidhAno bhUteshaH siMhAsyaM pratyayudhyata || 364|| astra\-pratyastra\-varSheNa dAruNaM yudhyatordvayoH | tanujAH siMhavaktrasya samAyAtAH krudhA raNam || 365|| kanake.agnimukhe chApi yudhA shramamavAptayoH | khaDgena vIrabAhustAn chichCheda yugapatkrudhA || 366|| tataH khinnamanAH siMhamukhaH krodhamavApya cha | mohAstreNa nirAsthattAn vIrabAhumukhAn girau || 367|| udaye.atha guhaH kutretyanviShyan prApa vegataH | hemakUTaM ShaNmukhashcha mArutena niveditaH || 368|| avaruhyAsanAt saimhAt brahmaviShNu\-puraskR^itaH | R^iShibhiH stUyamAnashcha vandibhirmAgadhairapi || 369|| chandrasUrya\-dhR^itachChatraH vIjyamAno marutvatA | sha~Nkha\-dundubhinirghoShaiH prayayau rathamAsthitaH || 370|| tataH pravavR^itte yuddhaM tumulaM romaharShaNam | jagadbhayakaraM ghoraM siMhavaktra\-ShaDAsyayoH || 371|| pAshamochaka\-sa.nj~nAstraM prayujya prathamaM guhaH | udayAdri\-gatAn vIrabAhvAdInAnayatkShaNAt || 372|| siMhavaktraM krudhA bhUtasenA\-nigaraNodyatam | dR^iShTvA tatkara\-sAhasraM chichCheda bhagavAn guhaH || 373|| prarUDheShu punasteShu mUrdhnashchichCheda sAyakaiH | te chArohan punaH, skandaH punashchichCheda tAnapi || 374|| tato.asya varamAhAtmyaM viditvA pArvatIsutaH | mukhamekaM bhujau dvau cha sheShayitvA.anyadAchChinat || 375|| kUrmA~NgAnIva tAnyAshu bahirniHsaraNaM prati | pravR^ittAni samAlokya hu~NkAreNa nyavArayat || 376|| athodyataM daNDahastaM yoddhuM siMhamukhaM guhaH | kulishena vidAryAshu prANaistaM cha vyayUyujat || 377|| kulishastu ripuM hatvA ga~NgAmbhasi nimajjya cha | punaH prapede skandasya hastaM devAshcha tatkShaNAt || 378|| R^iShibhiH saha senAnyaM tuShTuvuH puShpavR^iShTibhiH | vavarShushcha jayArAvairabhyanandaMshcha shA~Nkarim || 379|| nidhanaM siMhavaktrasya guhena kR^itamadbhutam | ye shR^iNvanti jayasteShAmIpsitArthashcha sid.hdhyati || 380|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM yuddhakANDe skandasaptashatyAM siMhamukhavadhaH saptamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ekaviMshati\-mantrAtmakAya skandamUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^ita\-ikShukhaNDa\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena shUlachakra\-sharachApa\- khaDgakheTaka\-sha~NkhapAsha\-vajrashakti\-varadAbhaya\- dvAdasha\-bhujAla~NkR^itaH,akuNTha\-kaNThadhvani\-gambhIra\-mahArambha\- siMhamukhAsura\-sainya\-viShAda\-peShaNa\-dhurINa\-bhIShaNa\-nipuNa\- prabhAva\-nijavaibhavaH skandamUrtiH prIyatAm | jaya shrI skandamUrte jaya jaya jaya vIrabAhusodara jaya jaya jaya siMhamukhAsurahantre jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.8 shUrasaMhAra aShTamo.adhyAyaH |} OM sAM shUrasaMhAramUrtyAsanAya namaH | OM sAM shUM saMhAramUrti mUrtaye namaH | haramukha\-kharabhAnuM raktavarNaM tamIDe dhanu\-vara\-pavi\-kheTaM padma\-pAshaM dadhAnam | shara\-bhayahara\-shaktiM khaDga\-chakrA~NkushaM cha sura\-varamuni\-shaMsyaM shUrasaMhAra\-mUrtim || OM shiM shrIM shrauM shUrasaMhAramUrtaye namaH | shrutvA bhrAtR^ivadhaM vIraH shUrapadmo.apatadbhuvi | vilalApa chiraM duHkhAttataH sa.nj~nAmavApya cha || 381|| krodhena mahatA.a.aviShTaH daityAnaNDAntarasthitAn | sadya evAnayAmAsa te cha dR^iptA mahAbalAH || 382|| siMhavaktrAdhika\-sthUladehA yoddhuM samAgatAH | tAMshcha dR^iShTvA bhR^ishaM bhItA devA indrAdayo guham || 383|| vyajij~napan prabho shUrapadmaM jahi sahAnugam | rakShA.asmAniti so.api cha smayaMstebhyo.abhayaM dadau || 384|| tataH pravR^itte tumule yuddhe skandAbhimantritaH | eko.api bANaH shatadhA bhUtvA daityAnahan kShaNAt || 385|| tatastvanyANDagAn daityAnAhUyAsuranAyakaH | yoddhuM pravR^ittastAMshchApi kShaNenaivAvadhIdguhaH || 386|| kR^itvaivaM bahukR^itvashcha krodhAviShTo guhastadA | pidadhe.aNDAntara\-dvAraM bANaistachchAsureshvaraH || 387|| j~nAtvA svayaM yayau yoddhuM vIravAdAn vadan bahUn | ShaNmukhashcha vR^ithA vAdo mAbhUditi samAdadhat || 388|| yoddhumArabhatAtyantaM lokavismaya\-kArakam | devAshcha munayashchaiva shashaMsurvijayaM tadA || 389|| astrapratyastra\-varSheNa pravR^itte tumule raNe | dhvajaM chichCheda devasya shUrapadmaH sharaiH krudhA || 390|| agnistu kukkuTo bhUtvA dhvaje.atiShThatsurechChayA | guho.api shUrapadmasya dhvajachApaM tathA.achChinat || 391|| daityAMshcha koTisa~NkhyAkAn jaghAna kShaNamAtrataH | tataH shUro nabhasthaH san yuyudhe mAyayA khalaH || 392|| svAmI cha vij~nAnAstreNa mAyAM nAshamanInayan | aTannaNDAntaraM shUraH dvIpAntaramavApa cha || 393|| guho.api tatra tatraiva prAharattaM baloddhatam | tadAnIM vibudhAn bhItAn paryasAntvayadachyutaH || 394|| kShaNAttu vIramAhendra\-paryante.ayudhyatAM tadA | shUrapadmasya sainyaM cha rathamashvAMshcha sAyakaiH || 395|| chichCheda bhagavAn skando devAH sarve mudaM yayuH | tuShTuvushcha guhaM bhaktinamrA viShNvAdayaH samam || 396|| jaya gaurIsuta, svAmin, tArakakrau~nchadAraNa, | kArAgAra\-vinikShipta\-chaturmukha, shivAtmaja || 397|| gA~Ngeya, kArtikeyAgni\-garbha, lokArtinAshana | sharakAnana\-sa~njAta, subrahmaNya, jayeti cha || 398|| shUrastvatha svakaM sainyaM bhasmIbhUtaM vilokayan | mAyAM sasmAra jananIM sApi chAgatya taddhitam || 399|| pR^iShTvA sainyaM jIvayituM sudhAdyAnayanAya tam | prabodhyA.agAnnijaM sthAnaM shUrapadmostato mudA || 400|| indralokarathaM shIghraM preShayitvA sudhAgirim | AnAyya tena siMhAsya\-bhAnukopa\-mukhAsurAn || 401|| ajIvayattadA devAH viShaNNAstAnumAsutaH | sAntvayitvA.a.asurIM senAmavadhIt kShaNamAtrataH || 402|| muktvA pAshupatAstraM tad\-dR^iShTvA shUrastatastataH | bhUmiH, meghaH, samudrashcha, vahniH, vAtyA, mahIdharaH || 403|| ityAdi rUpaM svIchakre tattatpratyaharadguhaH | svakIyaM vishvarUpaM cha tasmai darshayati sma saH || 404|| sarvataHpANipAdaM cha sarvato.akShishiromukham | sarvataHshrutimallokaM sarvamAvR^itya bhAti yat || 405|| sa dR^iShTvA vishvarUpaM tadativismita\-mAnasaH | tadbhaktatvaM yathA chaichChat tadA tadakuchadvibhuH || 406|| tatashchUtamahIruddhvaM svIkR^ityAti\-bhayAnakam | trInlokAn vyApya tiShThantaM ShaNmukhaH prekShya vismitaH || 407|| prAhiNochcha nijAM shaktiM sA.api dvedhA vidArya tam | prAgAdbhagavato hastaM hAhAkArastadA hyabhUt || 408|| ekaH kukkuTarUpeNa shikhirUpeNa chetaraH | bhUtvA skandasya ketutvaM vAhanatvaM cha bhejatuH || 409|| devAshcha tuShTuvuH sarve modamAnA guhaM tadA | shUrapatnI tu tachChrutvA nAmnA yA padmakomalA || 410|| viveshAgniM hiraNyashcha duHkhitaH shukravAkyataH | aurdhvadehika\-karmANi pituH kR^itvA.acharattapaH || 411|| ShaNmukhashcha suraiH sArdhaM hemakUTapuraM yayau | iti shUrasya saMhAraM bhaktyA shR^iNvanti ye narAH || 412|| teShAM shatrujayaH svArtha\-siddhiH sarvAshcha sampadaH | rAmo.api shUrasaMhAraM shrutvA.agastya\-mukhAtpurA || 413|| rAvaNaM samare hatvA sItAM pratyAnayatpurIm | kathaivaM yuddhakANDIyA kathitA munipu~NgavAH || 414|| shR^iNvatAM shatru\-chorAgni\-viShabhIti\-vinAshinI | bahavashcha kathAmetAM shrutvA.arInajayan purA || 415|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM yuddhakANDe skandasaptashatyAM shUrasaMhAraH aShTamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya pa~nchatriMshat\-mantrAtmakAya skandamUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^itadADimIphala\- mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena nikhiladeva\-R^iShimunivara\- hR^idayadhyAna\-vimala\-jalAvagAhana\-helAtaraLa\-ruchiranayanaH bhaktArti\-nikR^intana\-\-kalita\-shUrasaMhAramUrtiH prIyatAm | jaya shrIshUrasaMhAramUrte jaya jaya jaya bhaktarakShaNa jaya jaya jaya kukkuTadhvaja jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.9 shrI devasenA\-vivAhaH navamo.adhyAyaH |} OM devasenAnyAsanAya namaH | OM devasenAnImUrtaye namaH | abhayamasi\-rathA~Nga~nchA~NkushaM shaktishUlaM varadakulishapAshaM padmadaNDau gadA~ncha | dadhatamubhayapakSha\-dvAdashoddAma\-hastaiH dvidasha\-kamalanetraM devaseneshamIDe || OM shrIM sauM hrIM devasenAmUrtaye namaH | tato guho jayantAdIn vibudhAn vIrabAhunA | mochayitvA stutaH sarvaiH hemakUTapure sthitaH || 416|| Adishya sAgaraM shUranagarIM plAvayeti cha | shrIsentinagaraM prApa brahmaviShNvAdi\-pUjitaH || 417|| tatroShitvA nishAM prAtaH pratiShThApya shivaM svayam | pUjayitvA vidhAnena pratasthe paraparvatam || 418|| tatrAdishya shivaj~nAnaM parAsharabhuvAM svayam | indreNa prArthitaH svIyakanyA\-pANigrahaM prati || 419|| a~NgIkR^itya cha tatraiva kArayAmAsa pattanam | nirmame vishvakarmA cha puraprAsAda\-gopuram || 420|| merorguhAta AnIya putrIM shachyA samaM vR^iShA | brahmAviShNU puraskR^itya kR^itvA vaivAhikochitam || 421|| jAmAtaraM mayUrAdhirUDhaM tatpuravIthiShu | pradakShiNaM kArayitvA svagehe dvAri maNDape || 422|| avatArya purandhrIbhiH kArayitvA.aShTama~Nagalam | DolAdhirohaNaM mAlA\-vyatyayaM cha visheShataH || 423|| kArayitvA shubhe ma~nche upaveshya shachIpatiH | dhArApUrvamadAtkanyAM subrahmaNyAya shobhanam || 424|| pArvatIparameshau cha tasminneva kShaNe mudA | tatrAgatya sutaM prItyA pratinandya snuShAmapi || 425|| brahmAdibhiH stUyamAnau kailAsaM yayaturgirim | guho.api lAjahomAdIn kR^itvA sarvAn yathAvidhi || 426|| praveshahome bhAryAyai darshayitvA dhruvaM svayam | arundhatI~ncha chatvAri dinAnyaupAsanaM vyadhAt || 427|| nirvartya sheShahomaM cha guhaH prApyAmarAvatIm | dagdhAM tAM nUtanAM tvaShTrA kArayitvA shatakratum || 428|| siMhAsane sthApayitvA sAkaM shachyA sutena cha | paTTAbhiShechanaM tasya kArayAmAsa vedhasA || 429|| mayUramadhiruhyAtha prApya kailAsaparvatam | pitarau praNipatyAbhyAmAshIrbhirabhinanditaH || 430|| devasenAsametaH san gatvA skandagiriM prati | sukhaM nyavAtsIllokAnAM yogakShema\-vidhAyakaH || 431|| vivAhamitthaM skandasya kalyANaM devasenayA | ye shR^iNvanti narAste syuH putrapautrAdi\-saMyutAH || 432|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM devakANDe skandasaptashatyAM devasenAvivAhaH navamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptadashamantrAtmakAya shrI devasenApatimUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-kadaLIphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn akhaNDa\-jagadaNDa\-puNDarIka\-vikasanaH sakalasurAsura\- mitaretarApekShita\-sudhAvitaraNa\-samayasamAdhita\- nikhilajana\-hR^idayara~njaka\-sakalaprapa~ncha\- pratyUha\-rambhA\-menakAdi\-tilottamA\-UrvashImukhya\- surayuvatInAM karatALanAda\-samaya\-samedhita\- naTanapara\-daraku~nchitacharaNaH shrI devasenApatiH prIyatAm | jaya shrI devasenApatimUrte jaya jaya jaya kalyANapradAyaka jaya jaya jaya indrANImA~NgaLyarakShaka jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.10 shrI vallIvivAha dashamo.adhyAyaH |} OM vallIkalyANasundaramUrtAsanAya namaH | OM vallIkalyANasundaramUrtaye namaH | hastadvandve.akShamAlAmabhayamapidhR^itaM kuNDikAshroNibaddhaM savye vAme niShaNNaM sruvadhR^itavidhinA hUyamAnena yuktam | sarvAla~NkArayuktaM jalakalashadhR^itA viShNuNA chAruNAbhaM vallIkalyANamUrtiM sakalasuragaNaiH stUyamAnaM prapadye || OM vaM sauM hrIM vallIkalyANasundaramUrtaye namaH | atha sUtaH punaH pR^iShTaH naimiShIyaistapodhanaiH | tiShThan skandagirau skandaH kimakArShIdvadeti cha || 433|| so.api pramodabharita\-mAnasaH pArvatIsutaH | vyavahallavalIM yena vaibhavenAha tAM kathAm || 434|| kA~nchIpurI\-parisare lavalIparvato mahAn | asti tannikaTe kashchitpaTTaNaH shabareshituH || 435|| vyAdharAT so.anapatyastu pUjayan ShaNmukhaM prabhum | vratopavAsa\-niyamaiH paryatoShayadanvaham || 436|| tasyAdrernikaTe kashchichChivayogI tapo.acharat | yaH kaNvashApato viShNurmartyabhAvamupAgataH || 437|| tatsamIpaM gatA lakShmIrbibhratI hariNItanum | tAM dR^iShTvA mohito vipraH tayA sAkamarIramat || 438|| tataH sA garbhiNI bhUtvA suShuve kanyakAM shubhAm | vijAtIyAM sutAM dR^iShTvA .apalAyata mR^igo.anyataH || 439|| vijane rudatIM kanyAM vIkShya vyAdhapatirvane | AdAya dorbhyAmAghrAya mUrdhni bhAryAkare dadau || 440|| sA.api tAM poShayAmAsa nidhiM labdhveva nirdhanaH | lavalI\-mUlajAtatvAdvallItyAkhyAM gatA cha sA || 441|| pupoSha chandralekheva kalAvR^iddhiM dine dine | vayasi dvAdashe prApte vyAdharAjo nyayojayat || 442|| priya~Ngu\-pAlanArthaM tAM sakhIbhiH saha kAnane | bhagavAn ShaNmukhashchApi gatvA shrIpUrNaparvatam || 443|| tAmudvoDhumanA AsInnArado.apyAyayau tadA | tenAveditavR^ittAnto lavalInikaTaM guhaH || 444|| gatvA tayA samavadat vyAdheshashchAyayau tadA | jhaTityasana\-vR^ikSho.ayamAsId\-vyAdhA vilokya tam || 445|| ChettumArebhire vyAdharAjastvAhAtishItalaH | eSha vR^ikSho lavalyA me vartatAM tApahArakaH || 446|| ityuktvA gatavatsveShu punaH skando.atisundaram | taruNaM veShamAsthAya lavalI\-sa~NgakAmukaH || 447|| tayA sAkaM samalapat tadA.a.agAd\-vyAdharAT punaH | guho.api jaraTho bhUtvA daNDI palitamUrdhajaH || 448|| rudrAkSha\-vilasadgAtraH prAdAd\-vyAdhAya bhasma cha | vyAdhastuShTamanA vallyA rakShArthaM taM tadantike || 449|| avasthApya gataH svAmI kShudhaM tasyai nyavedayat | sA.api praiya~NgavaM piShTaM madhu pakvaphalAni cha || 450|| adAt pipAsunA tena jale pR^iShTe jalAshayam | adarshayadashaktena prArthitA cha ninAya tam || 451|| pItvA tatrodakaM vR^iddhaH tadIyamadharAmR^itam | chakame sA pratyaShedhat tadA herambamasmarat || 452|| so.api dvipo mahAn bhUtvA lavalyAH padavIM shritaH | sA cha bhItA samAshliShyadvR^iddhaM so.api nijAM tanum || 453|| gR^ihItvA ramayAmAsa tAM gandharvavivAhataH | gaNeshe.antarhite tAvapyAshramaM jagmaturmudA || 454|| vyAdhAshcha j~nAtavR^ittAntAH krudhA yoddhuM samAgatAH | guho.api kukkuTaM smR^itvA tena tAn samaghAtayat || 455|| lavalyA prArthitashchAtha guhastAnudajIvayat | atha vyAdhapatiH skandamudvoDhuM vidhinA sutAm || 456|| prArthayAmAsa devo.api pArvatIparameshvarau | smR^itvA devAnmunIdrAMshcha samastairvibhavaiH saha || 457|| shubhe muhurte vyAdhena viShNvaMshena shriyA saha | dhArApUrvaM pradattAM tAmuduvAha yathochitam || 458|| mA~Ngalya\-tantunAnena mama jIvana\-hetunA | kaNThe badhnAmi subhage lavalIti manuM japan || 459|| kaNThe babandha mA~NgalyasUtraM tasyAstadA vidhiH | kArayitvA saptapadIM lAjahomAdyakArayat || 460|| divyadundubhayo neduH puShpavR^iShTirmahatyabhUt | R^igyajuHsAmamantraishcha R^iShayaH prochurAshiShaH || 461|| jagatpramuditaM sarvaM skandastu skandaparvatam | gatvA dvAbhyAM cha kAntAbhyAM saha reme mudAnvitaH || 462|| idItaM lavalIdevyAH vivAha\-charitaM shubham | ye shR^iNvanti narAsteShAM bhUyAsussarvasampadaH || 463|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM devakANDe skandasaptashatyAM vallIvivAhaH dashamo.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ekatriMshat\-mantrAtmakAya shrIvallIkalyANa\-sundaramUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^ita\- kadaLIphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn kadaLIkramuka\-vitAna\-dhvajapatAkAtoraNa\-nAnAvidha dIpamAlyachChandanAla~NkR^ita\-maNDape, hArakeyUraratna\- kuNDalAbharaNa\-vichitravastra\-puShpamAlAdibhirala~NkR^itaH shrIvallIkalyANasundaraH prIyatAm | jaya shrIvallIkAntasmaraNaM jaya jaya jaya bhaktaparipAlana jaya jaya jaya kalyANasundara jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye harahara mahAdeva || \section{2\.11 shrItyAgarAjamahimA ekAdasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM hauM tyAgarAjAsanAya namaH | OM hAM hauM tyAgarAjamUrtaye namaH | dakShAlambita\-vAmanidrita\-padaM kR^iShNaM mR^igaM~nchAbhayaM Ta~NkAMshchAdadhataM vara~ncha kaTakaM bibhrANakaM vAmake | vAmAlambita\-nidritAnyapadayA devyA yutaM madhyataH | skandenAbja\-karadvayena sahitaM somAguheshaM bhaje || OM hAM hauM tyAgarAjAya namaH | lavalIM devasenAM cha paryaNaiShIdyadA guhaH | muchukundashcha rAjarShirAsItsannihitastadA || 464|| iti tasya prasa~Ngena R^iShayaH shaunakAdayaH | sUtaM paprachChuretasya vR^ittAntaM bhaktibhAvitAH || 465|| so.api natvA guruM sUtaH samprahR^iShTa\-tanUruhaH | muchukundasya vR^ittAntaM sarvaM vaktuM prachakrame || 466|| purA kadAchitkailAse pArvatyai parameshvaraH | kathA upadishannAsta tadA bilvoparisthitaH || 467|| vAnaro bilvapatrANi vyAkirachCha~Nkaropari | taM dR^iShTvA sha~Nkarastasmai vyatarachchakravartitAm || 468|| pashchAdgaNapatitvaM cha tathaiva sa raveH kule | sambhUya devarAjasya sAhyaM kR^itvA sahasrashaH || 469|| tena pratyupakArArthaM prArthitastena pUjitam | devaM vavre sa tu prAha viShNoH sa iti so.apyatha || 470|| viShNuM gatvA tadIyAM cha labdhvA.anuj~nAM punardivam | shakraM gatvA prArthayata sa tu va~nchayituM nR^ipam || 471|| mUrtIH pa~ncha vinirmAya teShvekA gR^ihyatAmiti | avochanmuchukundastu somAskandasya pUrNayA || 472|| kR^ipayA prApya satyAM tAM mUrtiM tAM kamalAlaye | pratiShThApya visheSheNa pUjayAmAsa bhaktitaH || 473|| saiva tyAgesha iti khalvadhunA pUjyate janaiH | sakR^iddarshana\-mAtreNa muktidA viShNupUjitA || 474|| purA viShNurvinA shaktiM shivaM sampUjya tadvashAt | putraM dagdhaM viditvA.atha taddoShavinivR^ittaye || 475|| somAskandaM svahR^idaye viniveshya svapan shanaiH | svakIyochChvAsa\-niHshvAsairAndolayati taM sadA || 476|| kadAchijjiShNave tAM hi datvA dabhrasabhAM gataH | shishye taM cha mahendro.api chiraM sampUjya bhUbhR^ite || 477|| muchukundAya viShNvAj~nAmavalambya dadAviti | sa eSha bhagavadbhaktaH shivapArShadatAM gataH || 478|| sannidadhau vivAhe.api ShaNmukhasyetyavarNayat | devakANDakathA seyaM shR^iNvatAM ma~NgalapradA || 479|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM devakANDe skandasaptashatyAM shrItyAgarAjamahimA ekAdasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ShoDasha\-mantrAtmakAya shrItyAgarAjamUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-bilvaphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn sharadabhra\-shubhraH purandara\-bR^indAraka\-bR^indavanditaH jaTAmakuTa\-koTitaTa\- ghaTita\-kishorachandra\-chandrikA\-samunmUlita\-shokasantApaH samasta\-bhuvanasantAnaH shrItyAgarAjaH prIyatAm | jaya shrI tyAgarAjamUrte jaya jaya jaya somAskandeshvara jaya jaya jaya rAjAdhirAja jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.12 dakShacharitaH dvAdasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM hauM hrIM pArvatIshAsanAya namaH | OM hAM hauM hrIM pArvatIshamUrtaye namaH | shAntaM padmAsanasthaM shashidharamakuTaM pa~nchavaktraM trinetraM shUlaM vajra~ncha khaDgaM parashumabhayadaM savyabhAge vahantam || nAgaM pAsha~ncha ghaNTAM praLayahutavahaM chA~NkushaM vAmabhAge | nAnAla~NkAra\-yuktaM sphaTikamaNinibhaM pArvatIshaM namAmi || OM hAM hauM hrIM pArvatIshAya namaH | atha sUtaH punaH pR^iShTaH munibhiH shaunakAdibhiH | dakShasya charitaM vaktuM sarvamArabhatA.a.aditaH || 480|| satyaloke purA brahmA putrairdashabhiranvitaH | tasthau tadA suto jyeShThaH dakShaH prapachCha padmajam || 481|| trimUrtiShUttamaH ko vetyatha brahmA jagAda tam | shiva evottama iti sapramANaM sayuktikam || 482|| tadAkarNyA.atha dakSho.api samprApto mAnasaM saraH | tattIre tapa AtiShThat shive vinyastamAnasaH || 483|| bahuvarSheShvatIteShu prasannAdvR^iShavAhanAt | putrAn bahUMshcha duhitR^IH shivashvashuratAmapi || 484|| lebhe.atha vedavalyAkhyAM muniputrImudvAhya cha | tasyAM sahasra\-sa~NkhyAkAn tanayAnapyajIjanat || 485|| tAn svasR^iShTi\-sahAyArthaM prAhiNottapase tadA | nAradastatvamudbodhya tAnnyavArayadIhitAt || 486|| punaH sahasramutpAdya teShvapyevaM gateShu cha | munibhyo duhitR^IrdatvA taddvArA jagato vidhiH || 487|| sR^iShTimichChan tathA chakre kanyakAH saptaviMshatim | chandrAya pradadau tAstaM kR^ittikA\-mAtrarAgiNam || 488|| pitre nivedayAmAsuH sopi taM kShayametviti | shashApAtha shashI shambhumArarAdha svamUrdhani || 489|| abibhrat taM shivastattu shrutvA dakShaH svahelanam | manyamAnaH dviShan shambhuM nindituM cha prachakrame || 490|| dakShAya varadAnAchcha jAmAtA bhavituM shivaH | gaurIM padmasaromadhye sha~NkhAkArA tapashchara || 491|| ityAkhyAt sA tathA dakShahastaM prAptA sma tena cha | vedavallyAH karaM nItA putrI dAkShAyaNItyabhUt || 492|| atha tAM dvAdashasamAM charantIM niyamAn shivaH | bhikShubrAhmaNa\-veSheNa vavre tadbhartsitashcha saH || 493|| svakaM rUpaM samAlambya pANau jagrAha tAM satIm | vivAhasamaye chApi shivaH kalyANamaNDapAt || 494|| antarhitastadA dakShaH krodhaM dviguNamAharat | nininda cha shivaM bhUyaH sa tu dAkShAyaNIM rahaH || 495|| gR^ihItvA prApya kailAsaM tayA sAkamarIramat | dakShastu munivAkyena sAntvayiShyan shivaM yayau || 496|| kailAsaM nandinA ruddhaH kruddhena cha vimAnitaH | parAvR^itya kratuM ka~nchit AjahAra tadadhvare || 497|| shivapratinidhirnandI sadasyairbahumAnitaH | tad dR^iShTvA ruShito dakShaH nininda bahudhA shivam || 498|| nandikeshastadA tatra vartamAnAn divaukasaH | shaptvA jagAma kailAsaM dakShastu kratulopataH || 499|| dR^iShTvA vihavyAnvibudhAn arudraM yaj~namAharat | tatrAgateShu muniShu dadhIchiH puratastadA || 500|| nyaShedhad\-rudrahInasya yaj~nasyArambhamAtmavit | dakSho.api tadgatAn doShAn upanyAsyad\-bahUn bhramAt || 501|| dadhIchirapi sarvAMstAn guNAnuktvA sahetukam | niryayau yaj~nashAlAtaH tatra ki~nchidihochyate || 502|| dakShaH \- yadi shambhurmaheshAnaH kathameSha digambaraH | dadhIchiH \- R^iShipatnI\-mohanArthaM digvAsastvaM gR^ihItavAn || 503|| kathaM bibharti shUlaM saH sAtvikairatigarhitam | pralaye sarvasaMhAra\-kR^itichihnamavehi tat || 504|| kapAlaM vA kathaM dhatte shiShTairati\-vigarhitam | bhairavaH san brahmashIrShamachChinat tatprasiddhaye || 505|| muktalajjaH kathaM vIthyAM bhikShAmaTati durmatiH | vairAgya bodhanArthaM tallokAnAM dakSha budhyatAm || 506|| karkashaM vyAghracharmApi kathaM dhatte.atimUDhadhIH | abhichArAgataM vyAghraM hatvA tadajinaM dadhau || 507|| pinAkaM vA kathaM mando bibhartyajagavaM dhanuH | shrutisiddhaM dhanuridaM shR^iNu dakSha visheShavat || 508|| mR^iga~ncha parashuM ghoraM pANyordhatte kuto vR^ithA | abhichArAgatau tau hi vashIkR^itya dadhau svayam || 509|| AshIviShaiH kuto ghoraiH sarpairveShTitavigrahaH | dArukAvana\-niryAtAn nijagrAha dayAnidhiH || 510|| bhUtasenAbhiranishaM bhIShaNAbhiH kuto vR^itaH | bhakta\-shatruvinAshAya bhUtairaTati bhUtakR^it || 511|| mUrdhnA kathaM muNDamAlAM bibharti vishadAM shivaH | bahUnAM druhiNAnAM hi saMhAra\-j~nApanAya tat || 512|| dhatte DamarukaM chApi kiM mahArAva\-bhIShaNam | pralaye svasya sheShitvaM ghoShayaMstanninAdataH || 513|| apasmAramadhaH kR^itvA pAdasyAste kathaM sadA | asuraM sarvalokAnAM bhIkaraM hi tathA.akarot || 514|| dhR^itvA karatale vahniM kuto nR^ityati bhIShaNam | abhichAre prayukto.agniH soyaM karatale dhR^itaH || 515|| niShThuraM gajacharmApi kuto dhatte.atira~Nkavat | gajAsuraM ghAtayitvA dadhau tachcharma sha~NkaraH || 516|| vArAhaM dantamutpATya muktalajjo bibharti kim | bha~NgAdAdi\-varAhasya tachchihnaM sa bibhartyajaH || 517|| dhIyate tena ghoreNa kamaThAsthi kathaM mune | hareH kUrmAvatArasya bha~NgAdetad\-dadhAtprabhuH || 518|| apibatkAlakUTa~ncha viShamunmattavatkatham | samudramathane bhItaloka\-rakShaNahetave || 519|| tundilaM vR^iShabhaM vR^iddhaM kimarthamadhirohati | bhItaM dharmaM pAlayituM taM svavAhamakalpayat || 520|| muNDamAlAbhiranyAbhirveShTitA~NgaH kathaM sadA | bahukalpa\-brahmaviShNu\-nAshasUchanameva tat || 521|| ashuchIni sadA.asthIni dhatte.a~Nge puShpavatkatham | idaM cha pralaye svasya sheShitvasyaiva sUchakam || 522|| dhatte yaj~nopavItaM cha shiroruhakR^itaM katham | sarvasaMhAra\-kAritvaprathAyai dakSha viddhi tat || 523|| shUlAgra\-protamanishaM pretaM kR^itvA kuto.aTati | koTisho vidhiviShNUnAM mR^itisaMsUchanAya tat || 524|| shmashAna\-bhasmabhirgAtraM uddhUlayati kintvasau | shuddhabhasmAvasheShitvaM jagato bodhayatyataH || 525|| mahATopena satataM tANDavaM kurute katham | AnandabharitaH shambhurata eva prasidhyati || 526|| saMhartA sarvajagatAM niShThurashcha kathaM mune | duHkhitasyAsya jagato vishramArthamavehi tat || 527|| kAmAndhIkR^itachakShuH san shirasA kiM vahet striyam | bhagIratha\-prArthanayA lokakShemAya chAvahat || 528|| aparAM tu sharIrArdhe kathaM vahati mandadhIH | shivashakti\-samAviShTaM sarvaM jagaditIrayan || 529|| sa IshvaraH kuTumbI cha putravAMshcha kathaM mune | gajavaktrAkhya\-daityasya nAshAya hi gajAnanam || 530|| shUrapadmAdi\-daityAnAM saMhArAya ShaDAnanam | ajIjanat kAlakAlo merudhanvA maheshvaraH || 531|| tamomayaguNaH kena sarveShAmupakArakaH | nAsti svatastamastatra kintu sAtvikameva tat || 532|| kathametAdR^isho vipraiH paraM brahmeti kathyate | OM tatsaditi nirdeshaH sarvastatra shrutau kR^itaH || 533|| IshAnaH sarvavidyAnAM IshvaraH sarvadehinAm | brahmA chAdhipatirbrahma brahmaNo.adhipatishcha saH || 534|| shivoM tatpuruShAyeti sanmahaste namo namaH | iti gaurIpatiH sAkShAd\-gIyate shrutimauliShu || 535|| ityuktvA taM cha tatrAnyAn shaptvA bhUmisurAnapi | dadhIchirniyayau draShTuM shambhuM kailAsaparvatam || 536|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM dakShakANDe skandasaptashatyAM dakShacharitaH dvAdashod.hdhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDaLaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptapa~nchAshat\-mantrAtmikAya shrIpArvatIshAya tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-panasaphala mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn vidhimadhumathana\- shatamakhanikhila\-suravara\-bhavakaraNabharaNaH yantra\- niyantrita\-svAnta\-sa~Nkalpa\-bhUtabhaviShya\-vartamAna\- kAlatraya\-samastavastu\-tatvaviShayaH nityanirmala\- j~nAnAtmakaH mantra\-padavarNabhuvana\-tatvakalAtmakaH shrIpArvatIshaH prIyatAm | jaya shrI pArvatIpate jaya jaya jaya parameshvara jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya jaya prade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.13 dakShayaj~naH trayodasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM vIrabhadrAsanAya namaH | OM hAM vIrabhadramUrtaye namaH | nIlAbhaM raktavastraM bhrukuTiyutamukhaM jvAlakeshaM trinetram | savye khaDga~ncha daNDaM cha vishikhaparashuM vAmabhAge kapAlam | kheTa~NghaNTAM vahantaM musalamapidadhat ki~NkiNI\-mAlayADhyam | siMhAkheTaikavR^itti sphuratu mama puro vIrabhadra\-svarUpam | OM klIM hrIM vIrabhadrAya namaH | gate munivare tasmin dakShasyAsya durAtmanaH | balaM vIryaM dhR^itiH kIrtiH niryayuH sarvasampadaH || 537|| tathApi daivavashagaH rudreNa rahitaM kratum | kartumArabhya sarveShAM AhvAne praiShayadbhaTAn || 538|| na shivAya janaH kopi preShito nApi patrikA | prahitA svasya jAmAtre sarvayaj~nabhuje.api cha || 539|| dAkShAyaNyastu sarvAshcha bhUShitA ramaNaiH saha | samAruhya vimAnAni gachChanti shatashastadA || 540|| satI vyajij~napachChambhu\-nikaTe svamanoratham | pituryaj~namahaM draShTuM gantumichChAmi bho iti || 541|| niShiddhA.api maheshena strIchApalyAtpiturgR^iham | gatA yato.adhvaraM gachChedanAhUta iti smR^itiH || 542|| vimAnitA cha dakSheNa mAtrA yadyapi mAnitA | na satkR^itA cha R^itvigbhiH dakShabhItyA cha daivataiH || 543|| tadA rudro vIrabhadraM preShayitvA cha kAlikAm | yaj~naM vidhvaMsayAmAsa mR^igo bhUtvA kratustadA || 544|| yayau sa tamanudrutya hatvA tatratya\-nAkinAm | a~NgachChedaM vidhAyApi yajamAnasya vai shiraH || 545|| chichCheda vedavallyAshcha karaM dantAMshcha tigmagoH | bhagasya netre bibhide niShpipeSha cha shItagum || 546|| alu~nchachcha bhR^igoH shmashru nyakR^intachcha yamasya kam | akhaNDayachcha rasanAM hastAMshchaiva havirbhujaH || 547|| evaM dhvaste makhe devaiH prArthitaH parameshvaraH | yojayitvA.ajashirasA yajamAnaM punaH kratum || 548|| samApayyA.atha tenApi chamakena stutaH shivaH | prAjApatyaM padaM tasmai datvA svasthAnamAyayau || 549|| devAshcha sha~NkaraM stutvA punarlabdhA~NgakAstataH | svaM svaM sthAnaM pratiyayuH punastatpApasheShataH || 550|| shUreNa pIDitA Asan bhUyaH skandena mochitAH | R^iShayashcha tathA shaptA nandinA vedanindite || 551|| mArge.abhUvan ratAH shambhu\-bhasma\-rudrAkSha\-dUShakAH | punarIshaprasAdena muktimeShyanti kAlataH || 552|| ityevaM dakShakANDasya kathA samupavarNitA | shrutA pApaharI nR^iNAM shivabhakti\-vivarddhinI || 553|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM dakShakANDe skandasaptashatyAM dakShayaj~naH trayodasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya saptadasha\-mantrAtmakAya shrIvIrabhadrAya tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-kuShmANDa\-khaNDa\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn dUShaNadUShita\- janmamaraNa\-jarAbhaya\-vitaraNa\-varasAhasaH shikShArUkSha\- svabhAvaH karakamala\-kallolollasita\-kapAlashUlAyudhaH tribhuvana\-bhaya~Nkara\-karALavadanaH pApijana\-durjana\- tarjanapaTu\-garjanabhIShaNaH vIrabhadraH prIyatAm | jaya shrI vIrabhadra jaya jaya jaya shatrumardana jaya jaya jaya duShTanigraha jaya jaya jaya shiShTaparipAlana jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.14 upadeshakANDekailAsavarNanA chaturdasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM yogagurvAsanAya namaH | OM hAM yogagurumUrtaye namaH | kailAsAdri\-nibhaM shashA~Nka\-dhavaLaM sphUrjajjaTAmaNDitaM nAsAlokana\-tatparaM trinayanaM vIrAsane saMsthitam | mudrA\-Ta~Nka\-kura~Nga\-jAnuvilasat\-pANiM prasannAnanaM kaTyAsakta\-bhuja~NgamaM munivara\-dhyeyaM guruM bhAvaye || OM hAM yogagurave namaH | athopadesha\-kANDIyakathA\-sa~NgrahamArabhe | vaidiko nikhilo dharmo yatra vispaShTamuchyate || 554|| atha taM sUtamAmantrya shaunakAdyA munIshvarAH | paprachChuH kila kailAsaH kIdR^igityatha so.avadat || 555|| prAkAraiH saptabhishchaiva parIto ratnagopuraiH | dhArmikairmunibhirbrahmaviShNvAdibhirupAsitaH || 556|| annadAH prathame santi dvitIye shivapUjakAH | tR^itIye shivakai~NkaryaparAssanti chaturthake || 557|| somavAravrataparAH pradoShavratinastataH | pa~nchame tvatha ShaShThe ye shivarAtrivrataM dadhuH || 558|| prAkAre saptame tatra pa~nchAkShara\-parAyaNAH | tato.antare shivaj~nAnaparairvedAntaniShThitaiH || 559|| sadAshivena satataM sarvama~NgalayA saha | adhiShThitaH pApinAM tu durArohaH shivadviShAm || 560|| sulabho bhasmarudrAkSha\-dhAriNAM shivayAjinAm | shivapuNyakR^itAM shaivavratAnuShThAyinAmapi || 561|| shivabhaktAnna\-dAtR^INAM shrIpa~nchAkShara\-jApinAm | umA\-vighnesha\-ShaDvaktra\-vratAnuShThAnashAlinAm || 562|| ityAkarNyAtha munibhiH shivapuNyAni kIrtaya | iti samprArthitaH sUtaH kramAdvaktuM prachakrame || 563|| bhartsanAtsarvapApAnAM smAraNAchcha shivasya yat | bhasmeti khalu vikhyAtaM bhuktimukti\-phalapradam || 564|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM upadeshakANDe skandasaptashatyAM kailAsavarNanA chaturdasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ekAdasha\-mantrAtmakAya shrIyogagurumUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^ita chUtaphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAnmerumandara\- niShada\-gandhamAdana\-himAchalAchalaratna\-navaratna\-nikara\-dhagaddhagitashR^i~Nga\- kailAsa\-shikharaH dikpAla\-mauLi\- pALi\-mallikAmandAra\-kusuma\-makaranda\-sAndra\- sundara\-charaNAravindaH pustakAkShamAlA\-vahni\- chinmudrahastaH vANIsha\-bhUmIsha\-amaresha\-pramukha\- nikhila\-munivara\-dhyAnopAsana\-vedAnta\-siddhAnta\- \-upadesha\-shrIgurumUrtiH prIyatAm | jaya shrIj~nAnamUrtte jaya jaya jaya j~nAnadAyaka jaya jaya jaya chitsvarUpa jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.15 upadeshakANDe bhasmadhAraNa\-prabhAvaH pa~nchadasho.adhyAyaH |} OM kAmeshvarAsanAya namaH | OM kAmeshvaramUrtaye namaH | bhasmoddhULita\-vigrahaM shashidharaM veNIjaTA\-maNDitaM Ta~NkaM kR^iShNamR^igaM dadhAnamabhayaM vIrAsane saMsthitam | a~Nke savyatale.aparaM karatalaM vinyasya yogeshvaraM vyAghra\-tvagvasanaM lalATajadR^ishA dagdha\-smareshaM bhaje || OM kAmeshvarAya namaH | tadbhasmoddhUlanaM tAdR^ik tripuNDraM cha na la~Nghayet | shrutvA vidhIyate yasmAt tattyAgI patito bhavet || 565|| ki~nchAj~nAnasya vichChittiH j~nAnAdeva na chAnyathA | tatj~nAnasAdhanaM bhasma\-dhAraNaM muNDake shrutam || 566|| shivadattaM bhasma dhR^itvA viShNuH shaktimavApya cha | jagatsR^iShTvA pAlayati jAgarUko.adhunApi hi || 567|| draviDeShu dvijaH kashchit sarvAshI kutsitAshayaH | sarvastrInirataH pApI mR^itaH shR^i~NgATake kvachit || 568|| sArameyAstadA.a.agatya jagdhuM tasya kalevaram | da ? bhasmaspR^iShTapadaM nyasyan tadAnIM tatprabhAvataH || 569|| sarvapApa\-vinirmuktaH kailAsamagamad\-dvijaH | kimutAho buddhipUrvaM virajA\-bhasmadhAriNaH || 570|| tathA va~Nge nR^ipaH kashchit dAnashauNDaH sadA dvijAn | AhUya tebhyo dAnAni vitatAra tadA dvijaH || 571|| vidarbhAdAgataH kashchid\-dR^iShTvA phAlaM mahIpateH | bhasmashUnyaM jagAdainaM bhasmadhAraNa\-pUrvakam || 572|| dAnAni dehi rAjendra tadvinA niShphalaM yataH | karmetyatha mahIpastu tamanAdR^itya garvataH || 573|| dAnAnyadAttato nAtichireNaiva sa shatrubhiH | parAjito bhraShTarAjyaH vyAdhibhiH paripIDitaH || 574|| aTansa bhAryayA sAkaM vaidarbhadvijametya cha | dhR^itvA bhasma punA rAjyaM prApyAnte sha~NkaraM yayau || 575|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM upadeshakANDe skandasaptashatyAM bhasmadhAraNa\-prabhAvaH pa~nchadasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ekAdasha\-mantrAtmakAya shrIyogagurumUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\- saghR^ita\-drAkShAphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA || anena divyama~Ngala\-homena bhagavAn svasti\-samasta vistIrNa\-bhuvanarakShA\-dakShavichakShaNaH dAkShAyaNIkara\- pallavAkalita\-gala\-lakShita\-gIrvANarAja\-maNikhachitaH bhasmoddhUlita\-tripuNDra\-vibhUShitaH shrIkAmeshvaraH prIyatAm | jaya shrI kAmeshvara jaya jaya jaya bhasmoddhUlita jaya jaya jaya aishvaryaprada jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.16 upadeshakANDe rudrAkShamahimna ShoDasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM dakShiNAmUrtyAsanAya namaH | OM hAM dakShiNAmUrti\-mUrtaye namaH | shItAgaM vahnihastaM dvijapatisahitaM bhasmanoddhUlitA~NgaM rudrAkShollAsipIThaM hutavahanayanaM mUrdhni ga~NgAM dadhAnam | OMkAraM mUlamantraM munivarasahitaM vedasAraM shivAkhyaM vande kailAsanAthaM suravaravinutaM dakShiNAmUrtimIsham || OM namo dakShiNAmUrtaye shraddhAM medhAM mahyaM prayachCha svAhA atha rudrAkSha\-mAhAtmyaM varNayan romaharShaNaH | prathamaM tat samudbhUtiM tatsa~NkhyA\-niyamAnapi || 576|| sahasraM dhArayedyadvA bAhvoH ShoDasha ShoDasha | ekaM shikhAyAM karayoH dvAdasha dvAdasha dvayoH || 577|| dvAtriMshatkaNThadeshe tu pratyekaM karNayoshcha ShaT | dhArayedyastu rudrAkShAn rudravatpUjyate hi saH || 578|| ityuktvA varNabhedena dhAraNaM tatphalaM tathA | prochya tatra kathA vahnirabravIttAM bravImyaham || 579|| nandigrAme purA kAchidvArayoShA shivAshritA | svayaM rudrAkShabharaNA svakIyau kapimarkaTau || 580|| vibhUShayantI rudrAkShaiH krIDayantI babhUva ha | prayAtA sA cha kailAsaM tau cha janmAntare kvachit || 581|| deshe rAjA cha mantrI cha bhUtvA rudrAkShadhAriNau | krameNa shivasArUpyaM gatau tadvaibhavena hi || 582|| purA puShkaradeshe.abhUtsaumyanAmA mahIpatiH | tasya bhAryA vasumatI rUpayauvanashAlinI || 583|| tathApi veshyAnirata AsInnarapatistadA | duHkhitA rAjapatnI tAM dR^iShTvA bhAryA purodhasaH || 584|| rudrAkShamekaM tatkaNThe dhArayAmAsa taddine | rAjA svabhavanAdanyadgehaM prati yayau nahi || 585|| ramamANaH svagehinyA shuddhAnte.abhUdyadA tadA | shatruruddhAM purIM shrutvA punashchintAparo.abhavat || 586|| tathA rAj~nI tasya kaNThe rudrAkShaM tadadhArayat | tanmahimnA tadA sarvAn vidrAvya svaripUnnR^ipaH || 587|| sukhaM bhuktvA chiraM rAjyaM ante kailAsamApa cha | aho rudrAkShamahimA manovAchAmagocharaH || 588|| rudrAkSha\-dhAraNAtkashchit mArjAropi divaM gataH | punarAgatya tatratyaM vR^ittAntaM chApyavarNayat || 589|| sindhudeshe dvijaH kashchitsupratIpAhvayo.abhavat | nityAnnadAna\-nirataH kintu rudrAkSha\-dhAriNAm || 590|| pravesho bhaktashAlAyAM nAnyastatra vishediti | niyamaM kR^itavAnevaM kAle gachChati jAtuchit || 591|| arudrAkShadharaH kashchit yatistadgehamAgamat | astu nAma yatirviShNutulyo vA viShNureva vA || 592|| rudrAkSha\-dhAraNamR^ite na muktimiha so.arhati | itIritastasya putraistarjitashcha sa maskarI || 593|| rAj~ne vij~nApayAmAsa rAjApyAhUya tAMshcha tam | vyachArayan\-nItitatvaM yatirevaM tadAbravIt || 594|| yatishcha brahmachArI cha pakvAnna\-svAminAvubhau | tasmA annamadattvAyaM taskaro daNDamarhati || 595|| supratIpastadovAcha praNipatya sabhAsadaH | na veSheNa yatirbhUyAt nArudrAkShadharo yatiH || 596|| sasharIro divaM yAtuM shakyate kiM tvayA dvija | iti kruddhena yatinA proktaH provAcha taM dvijaH || 597|| rudrAkSha\-bhR^idbiDAlopi sadeho me divaM vrajet | ityuktvA svagR^ihAntaHsthaM otuM rudrAkShadhAriNam || 598|| praiShayat tridivaM so.api tatratyairbahumAnitaH | punaretya kR^itAntasya rudrAkShAdbhItimabravIt || 599|| tato yatiH sa rudrAkShaM dhR^itvA bhuktvA cha tadgR^ihe | dhyAyan sadAshivaM chitte shivasAyujyamA pa cha || 600|| rudrAkShavaibhavaM shrutvA munayo romaharShaNam | pa~nchAkSharasya mAhAtmyaM paprachChuH prAha so.api tat || 601|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM upadeshakANDe skandasaptashatyAM rudrAkShamahimA ShoDasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ShaDviMshati\-mantrAtmikAya shrIdakShiNAmUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\-puShpa\-saghR^ita\-pUgIphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn kanakashikhari\- nipatadamara\-sarit\-srotassa~njAta\-kanakamaya\-kokanada\- mR^iNALatantu\-santAna\-samAnopavIta\-virAjamAnaH nikhilacharAchara\-vargasarganipuNa\-prashasta\- praNavamukha\-R^igyajussAmAtharvaNa\-vedashivAgama\-shAstropadeshaH purANasmR^iti\-prabhR^iti\-chatuShShaShTikalA\-sakalamantropadesha\-prashastaH pustakAkShamAlA\-kamaNDalu\-valkalAla~NkR^itaH shrIdakShiNAmUrtiH prIyatAm | jaya shrI dakShiNAmUrtte jaya jaya jaya rudramUrtte jaya jaya jaya j~nAnaprada jaya jaya jaya sakalavidyAprada jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.17 upadeshakANDe pa~nchAkSharamahimA saptadasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM hauM sadAshivAsanAya namaH | OM hAM hauM sadAshivamUrtaye namaH | dhyAyennirAmayaM devaM jagatsR^iShTyAdi\-kAraNam | nirguNaM niShkalaM nityaM manovAchAmagocharam || ga~NgAdharaM shashidharaM jaTAmakuTa\-maNDitam | shvetabhUti\-tripuNDrena lalATena virAjitam || lochana\-trayasampannaM svarNa\-kuNDalamaNDitam | divyAmbaraM ratnabhUShaM ratnasiMhAsana\-sthitam || sarvAbhIShTa\-pradAtAraM vaTamUle\-nivAsinam | sanAtanaM sAmbamUrtiM paramAtmAnamavyayam || OM hAM hauM sAmbasadAshivAya namaH | IShattadIya\-mAhAtmyamihApi prochyate spuTam | pa~nchAkSharaH paro mantraH pa~nchapAtakanAshanaH || 602|| sadgurorupadeshena labdhvA taM niyato japet | tajjapasya prabhAvena bahavaH siddhimAgatAH || 603|| kAshIrAjasya duhitA pa~nchAkSharaparA.abhavat | tadbhartA tadabhAvena nAshaknotkrIDituM tayA || 604|| tato guroH sa tallabdhvA tayA sAkamarIramat | kAkarUpeNa taddehAnniraguH pAparAshayaH || 605|| shuddhasatvo bahUn bhogAn bhuktaveha naradurlabhAn | ante shivasya sAyujyaM prapede bhAryayA saha || 606|| evaM bADavadeshe cha dvAvAstAM sodarau dvijau | tayoranyataraH prAptaH sannyAsaM yativAkyataH || 607|| anyo.api tatprapitsuH svapitrA nyAyena vAritaH | pa~nchAkSharaM mantrarAjaM labdhvA tajjapa\-vaibhavAt || 608|| mahimAnaM yatInAmapyatyakrAmatsa jAtuchit | nyakkR^ito yatinA bhrAtrA tatprabhAvamadarshayat || 609|| anyepyevaM hi bahavaH mahApAtaka\-dUShitAH | patitAshchAbhishastAshcha muktAstanmantrajApataH || 610|| iti pa~nchAkSharI\-mantrajapa\-vaibhavamaMshataH | varNitaM shivanAmnAM cha mAhAtmyaM varNyate.adhunA || 611|| j~nAnato.aj~nAnato vApi shivanAmAtipAvanam | uchcharantIha ye martyAH nAsti teShAmaghaM dhruvam || 612|| kashchiddvijakule jAtaH madyavikraya\-jIvanaH | mR^itikAle svaputrasya nikaTe svamudIrayan || 613|| uttamarNAdhamarNatvaM kenachiddhAryate shivam | iti bruvan jahau prANAn tachChiva\-smR^itimAtrataH || 614|| dhvastapApaH shivagaNaiH kailAsaM drAganIyata | tathaiva kashchana vyAdhaH praharAhara\- saMhara || 615|| iti bruvannantakAle pratipede harAntikam | dharmarAjo.api sharveNa shikShitastatra ne~Ngate || 616|| kashchitsa~NkarajAtIyaH sha~Nkareti pR^ithagjanaiH | AhUtastena te sarvepyadhyArohan shivaM padam || 617|| iti nAmnAM prabhAvo vo varNito.atha munIshvarAH | shivavratAnAM mAhAtmyaM varNyate chittashuddhidam || 618|| tadIya\-vratamAhAtmyaM shR^iNvatAM pApamochanam | martyaH san yadanuShThAnAtsukhaM shivapadaM vrajet || 619|| somavAra\-vrataM chomAmaheshAna\-vrataM tathA | pradoSha\-vratamanyachcha kedAra\-vratamuttamam || 620|| evaM gauryAH ShaNmukhasya dantivaktrasya nandinaH | bhairavasya vrataM vA.api kR^itvA siddhimavApnuyAt || 621|| shukravAra\-vrataMshchaiva pUrNimA\-vratameva cha | navarAtra\-vrataMshchaiva gauryA mukhyAnyamUni hi || 622|| ShaShThI\-vrataM kR^ittikarkSha\-vrataM kujadina\-vratam | ShaNmukhasya vratAnyevaM bahUni shreyase nR^iNAm || 623|| chaturthI\-vratamanyachcha shukravAra\-vrataM tathA | ekadanta\-prItikaraM sarvasampatkaraM shubham || 624|| nandinastu pradoSheShu pUjanaM vratamuttamam | tena vandhyA sutaM vindetsaumA~NgalyaM satI chiram || 625|| kArtike bhAnuvAre tu bhairava\-vratamuttamam | sarvaroga\-prashamanaM sakR^ichchIrNamapIShTadam || 626|| shUlavrataM tathA puNyaM vR^iShabha\-vratameva cha | anuShThitaM sarvakAma\-siddhidaM bahubhiH purA || 627|| munibhirvibudhairmartyaiH anuShThitamidamparaiH | bahudhA shrUyate viprAH labdhaM cha paramaM padam || 628|| evaM vratAni viprendrA varNitAnyatha kIrtyate | shivapuNyasya mAhAtmyaM yatkR^itaM khalu muktidam || 629|| shivali~Ngasya gauryAdimUrttInAM cha munIshvarAH | nirmANaM svarNa\-rajata\-tAmra\-dAru\-shilAdibhiH || 630|| tatpratiShThA tathA teShAM klR^iptirAyatanasya cha | vastra\-sragbhUShaNaishchApi pUjanaM sati vaibhave || 631|| dIpAnAM sthApanaM tatra gavAM cha pratipAdanam | kShetrArAma\-taTAkAdi nirmANaM vibhavochitam || 632|| rathavAhana\-nirmANaM utsavasya prakalpanam | jIrNAlayoddhAraNaM cha prAdakShiNyaM namaskR^itiH || 633|| shivArchakAya gehAdidAnaM sopaskaraM dvijAH | dAnaM cha shivabhaktebhyo vastrAdInAM visheShataH || 634|| vAchanaM cha purANAnAM vAchakAya yathArhataH | vastrAla~NkaraNAdInAM dAnaM tasya namaskR^itiH || 635|| shivabhakta\-janAnAM cha pratyutthAnaM namaskriyA | tatkAryApratibandhashcha tatsAhya~ncha yathochitam || 636|| etAni shivapuNyAni ye kurvanti narottamAH | bhuktvA te vipulAn bhogAn putrapautrAdi\-saMyutAH || 637|| kA~nchanena vimAnena shivalokamavApya cha | kalpakoTi\-sahasrANi modante shivasannidhau || 638|| atra chodAharantImAn itihAsAn purAtanAn | shR^iNudhvamR^iShayaH sarve shivapuNyakR^itAM shubhAn || 639|| deveShu daityeShu munIshvareShu martyeShu vipreShu cha bhUmipeShu | vaishyeShu shUdreShvapi sa~NkareShu santyeva nArIShvapi shambhubhaktAH || 640|| teShAM bAhyAni chihnAni dasha santi munIshvarAH | trINyAntarANi choktAni trayodasha bhavanti hi || 641|| prathamaM bhasmarudrAkSha\-dhAraNaM samudIritam | gurusevA dvitIyA syAt tR^itIyA cha shivastutiH || 642|| nAmochchAraNamIshasya chaturthaM paripaThyate | pa~nchamaM devadevasya pUjanaM brAhmaNottamAH || 643|| shivAlayasya puNyasya darshanaM ShaShThamIritam | tathA shivapurANAnAM shravaNaM saptamaM viduH || 644|| shivabhakta\-namaskAramaShTamaM kathayanti hi | navamaM shivabhaktebhyo dAnamannasya chakShate || 645|| tebhyo vastrAdidAnaM syAt dashamaM gurave tathA | evaM bAhyAni chihnAni kathitAni dasha dvijAH || 646|| athAntarANi kathyante mAnasaH prathamo japaH | dvitIyA mAnasI pUjA sAkShAtkR^itirathAparA || 647|| vAggadgadA~Nga\-kampashcha romaharSho.ashrupAtanam | yeShAM te shivabhaktAstAn praNaman pUjayannapi || 648|| bhukttaveha vipulAn bhogAn dR^iDhA~NgaH putrapautravAn | amutra brahmaviShNvAdi\-pratyudyAtaH shivAntikam || 649|| prapadya sannidhau shambhoH sthitvA prApya sarUpatAm | ante cha shivasAyujyaM labheta brAhmaNottamAH || 650|| etadgauryai shivenoktaM nAnyastadvaktumarhati | athApi ki~nchit vakShye.ahaM shR^iNudhvaM munisattamAH || 651|| kosalAdhipateH putryashchatasraH kaushikena hi | shaptA andhatvamApannA araNye ramaNaiH saha || 652|| kumbhodbhavena muninA shivadharmopadeshataH | tathaiva shivapuNyAni kurvANA achireNa cha || 653|| labdhanetrAshchirambhogAn anubhUyaihikAnapi | ante prApushcha kailAsaM tathA kashchana chUrNakam || 654|| shiShTaM shivAlayaprAnte pAShANe.alepayattataH | pinaddhaM tadbhittigataM randhraM tatpuNya\-yogataH || 655|| sa yayau shivaloka~ncha mahiSho.api vane kvachit | shR^i~NgAbhyAM tarugulmAdIMshChitvA tatratyamAlayam || 656|| shodhayAmAsa tatpuNya\-balAtsa cha divaM yayau | anyA cha jAriNI kAchidandhA daNDena sarpatI || 657|| taddaNDaM pradadau devagR^iha\-nirmANa\-hetave | tena puNyaprabhAvena dhvastApApA yayau shivam || 658|| evaM kashchitChivAgAra\-nirmANAyAbhiyAchitaH | dadAnIti pratij~nAya shvaH shvaH shvaH shva iti bruvan || 659|| mR^itaH pratij~nA\-mAtreNa rAjatvaM prApya tatra tu | andho.abhavat tato devagR^ihaM nirmAya vistR^itam || 660|| AndhyAnmuktaH bahUn bhogAn bhuktvA.ante shivamApa saH | evaM vaH kathitaM viprAH shivapuNyasya vaibhavam || 661|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM upadesha kANDe skandasaptashatyAM pa~nchAkShara\-shivapuNyamahimA nAma saptadasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya ShaShTi\-mantrAtmikAya shrIsAmbashivamUrtaye tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-mAtuli~NgaphalaM\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~Ngala\-homena bhagavAn sarvaj~natva\- sarvabhoktR^itva\-sarvakartR^itva\-sarvamantratva\- sarveshvaratva\-sarvaparipAlakatva\-akhaNDashaktikatva\- aluptashaktitva\-sarvasvatantratva\-anAdibodhakatva\- nityasAdguNyaparipUrNa\-sachchidAnanda\-shrIsAmbashivaH prIyatAm | jaya shrI parameshvara jaya jaya jaya mahAdeva jaya jaya jaya bhaktAnugrahakAraka jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || \section{2\.18 upadeshakANDa\-muktiphalapradAna aShTAdasho.adhyAyaH |} OM hAM hauM parashivAsanAya namaH | OM hAM hauM parashivamUrtaye namaH | vishvavyApinamAdi\-devamamalaM nityaM paraM niShkalaM nityodbuddha\-vishuddhapatra\-kamale vyAptAkSharairmaNDitam | nityAnandamaneka\-pUrNamanishaM nIvAra\-shUkopamaM shabdabrahmamayaM hR^idambujapuTe nityaM sadA.ahaM bhaje || OM hAM hauM parashivAya namaH | atha shaivapurANAnAM shR^iNuta shravaNe phalam | tadiyattA\-parichChityai nAlamIsho.api bhUsurAH || 662|| ye shaivAni purANAni shR^iNvanti shraddhayA.anvitaH | padaM teShAM vinirdiShTaM shA~NkaraM vimalAtmanAm || 663|| bahavaH shAmbhavIM gAthAM shrutvA bhakti\-puraHsaram | striyaH shUdrAshcha pApiShThA lebhire sadgatiM parAm || 664|| evaM vaH kathitaH shambhupuNyaM vidadhatAM shubham | viparyaye bhavedyachcha yachcha tad\-drohiNAM bhavet || 665|| tadapyahaM pravakShAmi hAnArthaM munipu~NgavAH | shivAparAdhaH svalpo.api mahAnaraka\-pAtakR^it || 666|| shivAlayeShTakA\-chauryAt kAlasUtre patennaraH | tailaM shivasya muShNaMstu raurave pIDyate chiram || 667|| shivAlaya\-pashUn hR^itvA kumbhIpAkeShu pachyate | shivakShetrApahAreNa pAtyate.avIchinArake || 668|| shivanindAparA ye cha bhasmarudrAkSha\-nindakAH | AbrahmakalpaM te.ashnanti nirayAnekaviMshatim || 669|| ArAdhanaM shivasyAtaH kartavyaM bhUtimichChatA | ityukte munayaH sUtaM punaH paprachChurAdarAt || 670|| keShu sthaleShu devAshcharShayashchApUjayachChivam | iti pR^iShTo.abravItsUtaH kAshyAM kA~nchyAM chidambare || 671|| vR^iddhAdrau shrIkAlahasti\-shaile madhyArjune tathA | shvetAraNye pa~nchanade valmIke.apyaruNAchale || 672|| gajAraNye.atha hAlAsye mAtR^ibhUteshvarAchale | rAmeshvare.api sampUjya shivaM prApuH shubhAM gatim || 673|| brahmA viShNushcha shakrashcha dhruvashchottAnapAdajaH | jamadagnisuto rAmo mArkaNDeyAdayastathA || 674|| shivali~NgaM pratiShThApya pUjayanti yuge yuge | kechitsvAyambhuvaM li~NgaM pUjayAmAsurAdarAt || 675|| li~Ngasya yasya kasyApi pUjanaM pApanAshanam | ArShaM daivaM tathA svAyambhuvameShAM vishiShyate || 676|| ityuktavantaM munayaH sUtamUchUH kutUhalAt | kathaM nu shUrapadmo.agAddaityaH skandasya vAhatAm || 677|| dhvajatAM cha kR^itaM puNyaM tena kiM pUrvajanmani | iti tachChrotukAmAnAM saMshayaM Chettumarhasi || 678|| iti pR^iShTastadA sUtaH tatpUrvacharitaM jagau | yenAsuratvaM ShaDvaktra\-vAhanatva~ncha ketutA || 679|| purA viShNumukhA devAH svaM svaM vAhaM bahiHsthale | nidhAyAntaryayuH shambhudarshanAya tathA guhaH || 680|| tadIyastAmrachUDashcha mayUrashchetyubhau tadA | mattAvayudhyatAM lokAn dhvaMsayantau tadA guhaH || 681|| kruddhastAvashapaddaityabhAvaM yAsyatha ityubhau | anunItaH punastAbhyAM matpArshvaM prApsyathastviti || 682|| anvagR^ihNAdguhastasmAt shUro dvedhA babhUva hi | na kadAchit skandabhaktaH durgatiM gantumarhati || 683|| iti sarvaM varNayitvA shivaj~nAnaM cha muktidam | nAnyo hi vidyate panthAH ayanAyetyachIkathat || 684|| yadA charmavadAkAshaM veShTayiShyanti mAnavAH | tadA shivamavij~nAya duHkhasyAnto bhaviShyati || 685|| niShkAma\-karmaNA satva\-shuddhirbhavati dehinAm | bhaktishcha parameshAne dR^iDhA sampadyate tataH || 686|| guruM prapadya vedAnta\-shravaNAnmananAdapi | nididhyAsanatashchesha\-sAkShAtkAra udeti hi || 687|| ki~nchijj~natvaM sarvavittvamubhayaM chApyupAdhijam | yadopAdhi\-layAllInaM shuddhAbhedastadA sphuret || 688|| bhidyate hR^idayagranthishChidyante sarvasaMshayAH | kShIyante chAsya karmANi tasmin dR^iShTe pare shive || 689|| j~nAnAgninA cha bhasmatvaM nIyate karma sa~nchitam | AgAminAM cha na shleShaH jIvanmuktastadA bhavet || 690|| prArabdhasyApi bhAgena kShapaNe tAvadeva hi | atha sampatsyate brahma vimuktashcha vimuchyate || 691|| dahrAdyupAsakAnAM cha brahmaloke shataM samAH | vAso.atha brahmaNA sArdhaM muktirAtyantikI bhavet || 692|| eShaiva kramamuktiH syAt pa~nchAgnyAdividAM punaH | punarAvR^ittireveha shrUyate shrutimauliShu || 693|| karmiNashchandraloke svamanubhUya sukhaM phalam | ghaTIyantravadAvR^ittiM labhante sukR^itakShaye || 694|| jAyasva cha mriyasveti pare sthAnaM punaH punaH | prayAtAH sukhaduHkhAbdhau magnA duShkR^itakarmiNaH || 695|| ataH padAmbujaM shambhorbhajanIyaM vivekinA | yaddadAti svabhaktAnAM kaivalyaM sarvama~Ngalam || 696|| iti sUtaH shaunakAdi\-munibhyaH prochya taiH stutaH | pratyarchito vastragandha\-puShpAdyairmAnito bahu || 697|| satkR^ito dhanyavAdaishcha shivaM hR^idi vichintayan | gaurI~ncha ShaNmukhaM chaiva yayau kailAsabhUdharam || 698|| kathopadeshakANDIyA kathitA bhaktidA nR^iNAm | shivaj~nAna~ncha kaivalyaM yA dadAtyavisheShataH || 699|| iti shrIra~NganAthena laghvI sha~NkarasaMhitA | rachitA shivabhaktAnAM mude tuShyatu sha~NkaraH || 700|| adhIte ya imAM bhaktyA niyataM somavAsare | sarvAn kAmAnavApyeha shambhoH sAyujyamApnuyAt || 701|| OM jaya jaya skandapurANe sha~NkarasaMhitAyAM upadeshakANDe skandasaptashatyAM mukti\-phalapradAnaH aShTAdasho.adhyAyaH | satyAssantu yajamAnasya kAmAH | shaktyA vibhUShitakarAnnava\-ku~NkumAbhAt | divyAmbarAt shashinibhAmala\-vaktraShaTkAt || vallI\-surendratanayAshrita\-pArshva\-yugmAt | skandAtparaM kimapi tatvamahaM na jAne || utpatti\-shUrasaMhAra\-lIlA\-pariNayAdikam | jij~nAsUnAM purANAdi\-paThanAlasa\-chetasAm || sukhena skanda\-charitamanusandhitsatAM kR^ite | rachitA shA~NkarI laghvI saMhitesha\-pade.arpitA || umAkomaLa\-hastAbja\-sambhAvita\-lalATakam | hiraNyakuNDalaM vande kumAraM puShkarasrajam || OM sAM sA~NgAya sAyudhAya sashaktikAya saparivArAya savAhanAya chaturmantrAtmikAya bhagavate parashivAya tAmbUla\-ku~NkumAkShata\- puShpa\-saghR^ita\-pUrNaphala\-mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaHsvAhA | anena divyama~NgaLa\-homena bhagavAn nityotsava\- nityama~Ngala\-nityakalyANa\-nirvikAra\-nirAdhAra\- nirAkula\-nityaniShkala\-niShprapa~ncha\-nityashuddha nirIshvara\-nirmoha\-nityamuktiprada\-shrIparabrahma parashivaH prIyatAm | jaya shrIparameshvara jaya jaya jaya pArvatIpate jaya jaya jaya skandamUrte jaya jaya jaya sachchidAnandamUrte jaya jaya jaya sakalakArya\-jayaprade jaya jaya namaH pArvatIpataye hara hara mahAdeva || || iti skandasaptashatI sampUrNA || || OM 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