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Skandapurana 5.274

Skandapurāṇa 5.274

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5.274.1

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
duḥśīlo'pi ca tatkṛtvā gurornāmnā śivālayam ..
nimbeśvara iti khyātaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ diśamāśritam .. 1 ..

Sūta said:
Duḥśīla too, having done that, [built] an abode of Śiva in the name of his guru,
known as Nimbeśvara, situated in the southern direction.

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5.274.2

cakāra parayā bhaktyā tatpādābjamanusmaran ..
tathā tasya tu bhāryā yā nāmnā śākaṃbharī smṛtā .. 2 ..

He built it with supreme devotion, remembering his lotus-like feet.
Likewise, his wife, who was known by the name Śākaṃbharī,

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5.274.3

svanāmāṃkā tatra durgā tathā saṃsthāpitā tayā ..
tatastu taddhanaṃ tābhyāṃ kiciccheṣaṃ vyavasthitam .. 3 ..

installed Durgā there bearing her own name.
Then whatever little remained of their wealth

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5.274.4

pūjārthaṃ devatābhyāṃ ca brāhmaṇebhyaḥ samarpitam ..
bhikṣābhujau tato jātau dampatī tau tataḥ param .. 4 ..

was dedicated to the brahmins for the worship of the two deities.
Thereafter, that couple lived on begged food.

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5.274.5

kasyacittvatha kālasya duḥśīlo nidhanaṃ gataḥ .. 5 ..

After some time, Duḥśīla met his death.

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5.274.6

śākaṃbharyapi tatkāyaṃ gṛhītvā havyavāhanam ..
praviṣṭā nṛpaśārdūla nirvikalpena cetasā .. 6 ..

Śākaṃbharī too, taking his body, entered the sacrificial fire,
O tiger among kings, with an unwavering mind.

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5.274.7

tato vimānamāruhya varāpsaraḥsusevitam ..
gatau tau dvāvapi svargaṃ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhau .. 7 ..

Then, having mounted an aerial chariot well-attended by excellent apsarases,
the two of them, their body-hairs thrilling with joy, went to heaven.

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5.274.8

etaṃ duḥśīlajaṃ yastu paṭhedākhyānamuttamam ..
sa sarvairmucyate pāpairajñānavihitairnṛpa .. 8 ..

Whoever reads this excellent narrative concerning Duḥśīla,
O king, is freed from all sins committed through ignorance.

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5.274.275

iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ ṣaṣṭhe nāgarakhaṇḍe hāṭakeśvarakṣetramāhātmye nimbeśvaraśākaṃbharyutpattimāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcasaptatyuttaradviśatatamodbhayāyaḥ .. 275 ..

Thus ends the two hundred and seventy-fifth chapter, entitled “The Description of the Origin and Māhātmya of Nimbeśvara and Śākaṃbharī,” in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth [section], in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand [verses].

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