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Purushothaman purushothaman_avaroth @ yahoo.com based on SrimanmaharShikR^iShNadvaipAyanavedavyAsapraNItam SkandamahApurANam, 7 parts in 8 volumes, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi (2003). shrIgaNeshAya namaH skandamahApurANam mAheshvarakhaNDam kaumArikAkhaNDam triShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH barbarIka (suhR^idaya) mahAvidyAprasannakaraNenAnAvighnAnAMrepalAdInAM sAhasenApakaraNaM nAgairvarapradAnaM tatra kAryasiddhivarNanam sUta uvAcha ashvatthalAkShAvahnau cha sarShapAnkesaraplutAn | juhvato mantramukhyaishcha balAtibala sa~nj~nakaiH || 63-1 yAme tu prathame yAte kAchinnArI samAyayau | shoNitAktaikavasanA mahochchordhvashiroruhA || 63-2 dAruNAkShI shukladantI bhayasyA.apibhaya~NkarI || sA ruroda mahArAvaMprApyatAM homabhUmikAm || 63-3 tAM dR^iShTvA chukShubhe sadyo vijayo bhItamAniva | barbarIkashcha nirbhItistasyAH sammukhamAyayau || 63-4 tataH kaNThaM samAshliShya tasyA matimatAMvaraH | ruroda dviguNaM vIro meghavannAdayanbahU || 63-5 taM dR^iShTvA vismitA sA cha yAvanmu~nchati kartikAm | tAvanniShpIDite kaNThe bhoktuM tasminna chA.ashakat || 63-6 pIDyamAne cha balinA kaNThetasyAmuhurmuhuH | mumochavividhA~nChabdAnvajrAhata ivA.achalaH || 63-7 kShaNaMrAvAMstatomuktvAtrAhimu~nchetivaktyaNu | tataH kR^ipAlunAmuktApAdayoH patitA.abravIt || 63-8 sharaNaM te prapannA.asmidAsIkarmakarI tava | mahAjihvetimAM viddhi rAkShasIM kAmarUpiNIm || 63-9 kAshIshmashAnanilayAM devadAnavadarpahAm | dadAsi yadi me vIra durllabhAM prANadakShiNAm || 63-10 tatastapashcariShyAmi sravabhUtAbhayapradA | asminnarthe svadevasya shapathA me tathA.a.atmanaH || 63-11 yadyetadvyatyayaM kuryAM bhasmIbhUMAM tataHkShaNAm | evaM bruvANAM tAM vIro nigR^ihya shapathairdR^iDam || 63-12 mumocha sA.api saMhR^iShTA kR^ichChrAnmuktA yayau vanam | so.api vIraH kha~NgadhArI tatraivA.avasthito.abhavat || 63-13 tato madhyamarAtrau cha garjitaM shrUyate mahat | andhakArashcha sa~njaj~ne tamo.andhanarakaprabham || 63-14 dadR^ishe cha tataH shailaH shatashR^i~Ngo.ativistaraH | nAnAshilAH pramumuchenAnAvR^ikShAmshchasochChrayAn || 63-15 nAnAnirjharasa~NghoShaM vavR^iShe shoNitaM bahu | taM tathA nagamAlokya nirbhIto bhaiminandanaH || 63-16 parvato dviguNe bhUtvA parvataM sahasAplutaH | padA.abhijaghne saMhR^itya parvataM svena bhUbhR^itA || 63-17 tadA vishIrNaH so.abhUchcha parvato bhUmimaNDale | tato yojanadehAtmA shatashIrShaH shatodaraH || 63-18 vaktairmu~nchanmahAjvAlAM repalendro.abhyadAvata | taM dhAvamAnaM dR^iShTvaiva barbarIko mahAbalaH || 63-19 vidhAya tAdR^ishaM rUpaM nardantaM chA.apyadhAvata | tato madhyamarAtrau tau laghu chitraM cha suShThucha || 63-20 yuyudhAte bANajAlairyathA prAvR^iShi toyadau | ChinnapApau cha khaDgAbhyAM ChinnaShaDgau cha muShTibhiH || 63-21 parvatAviva saptakShau chiraMyuyudhatuHsthiram | tataH kakShesamutpATyabhrAmayitvAmuhUrtakam || 63-22 bhUmau pradharShayAmAsa prasR^itaM cha mumocha ha | chikShepa chA.agnikoNe taM mahIsAgararodhasi || 63-23 taddUre repalendrAkhyaM grAmamadyApi vartate | evaM sa repalenAma vR^itratulyaparAkramaH || 63-24 nAthaH shmashAnasyAvantyA vighnakR^innihato.abhavat | taM nihatya punarvIro barbarIkaH sthito.abhavat || 63-25 tatastR^itIyayAme cha pratIchyA disha Ayayau | parvatAbhA mahAnAdA pAdaiH kampayatIvabhUH || 63-26 duhadruhAkhyA.ashvatarI meghabhraShTA-taDidyathA | tamAyAntIM tathA dR^iShTvA sUryavaishvAnaraprabhAm || 63-27 upasR^itya javAdbhaimI ruroha prahasanniva | vegAttataH pradravatIM tuNDe prAhatya muShTibhiH || 63-28 sthApayAmAsa tatraivastathau sAchA.atipIDitA | tataH kruddhAmahArAvaMkR^itvAplutyaduhadruhA || 63-29 jagatyAmAshu chikShepa barbarIkaM tathechChakam | tato naditvA chA.atIva pAdaghAtamamu~nchatA || 63-30 pAdau cha vIraH saMgR^ihya chikShepabhuvilIlayA | tataH punaH samuthAya dhAvantIM tAM nigR^ihyasaH || 63-31 muShTinA pAtayitvaivadantAnkaNThamapIDayat | klinnaM vAsa ivApIDyaprANAntyAjayaddrutam || 63-32 evaM sIkottarasthAne shmashAnaikapadodbhavA | shAkinInAmadhIshA sA barbarIkeNa sUditA || 63-33 hatvA tAM chA.apichikShepa pratIchyAmivalIlayA | duhadruhAkhyamadyApi tatra grAmasma vartate || 63-34 tatasthathaiva santasthau barbarIko.abhirakShaNe | tatashchaturthe yAme cha prAptaH kShapaNako.adbhutaH || 63-35 muNDI nagno mayUrANAM pichChadhArimahAvrataH | provAcha chedaM vachanaM hAhA kaShTamatIvabhoH || 63-36 ahiMsA paramo dharmastadagnirjAlyate kutaH | hUyamAne yato vahnau sUkShmajIvavadhomahAn || 63-37 shrutvedaM vachanaM tasya barbarIko.abravItsmayan | vadane sarvadevAnAM hUyamAne sma pAvake || 63-38 anR^itaM bhAShase pApa shikShAyogyo.asi durmate | ityuktvA sahasotpatya kakShAmadhye sthiro.asya cha || 63-39 dantAnmuShTiprahAraishcha samAhatyA.abhyapAtayat | rudhirAvilavaktrantaM mumocha patitaM bhuvi || 63-40 sa kShaNAchchetanAM prApya ghoradaityavapurdharaH | bhayAdbhaimeH pradudrAva guhAvivaramAvishat || 63-41 bahuprabheti nagarI ShaShTiyojanamAyatA | tasyAM vivesha sahasA taM chA.anu barbarIkakaH || 63-42 barbarIkaM tato dR^iShTvA nAdo.abhUchcha palAshinAM | dhAvadhvaM hanyatAmeSha ChidyatAMbhidyatAmiti || 63-43 tachChR^itvA daityavIrANAM koTayo nava bIShaNAH | nAnAyudhadharA vIraM barbarIkamupAdravan || 63-44 dR^iShTvA tAn koTisho daityAnkruddho bhImAtmajAtmajaH | nimIlya sahasA netre teShAM madhyamadhAvata || 63-45 pAdaghAtaistataH kAMshchidbhujAghAtaistathAparAn | hR^idayasyA.abhighAtaishcha kShaNAnninyeyamakShayam || 63-46 yathA nalavanaM kruddhaH kuryAdbhUmisamaM karI | navakoTistathA jaghne saha tenapalAshinA || 63-47 tato nAgAH samAgamya vAsukIpramukhAstadA || tuShTuvurvividhairvAkyairUchuH suhR^idaya~ncha te || 63-48 nAgAnAM paramaM kR^ityaM kR^itaM te bhaiminandana | palAshInAmadaityo.ayaM nItoyatsAnugoyamam || 63-49 anena na hi vayaM vIra sAnugena durAtmanA | pIDitA vividhopAyaiH pAtAlAdapyadhaH kR^itAH || 63-50 varaM vR^iNIShva tvaM tasmAnnAgebhyo.abhimataMparam | varadAH sarva evasmavayaMtubhyaMsutoShitAH || 63-51 suhR^idaya uvAcha yadi deyo varo mahyaM tadenaM pravR^iNomyaham | sarvavighnavinirmuktovijayaH siddhimApnuyAt || 63-52 tatastatheti taM prochuH prahR^iShTAvAyubhojanAH | sa cha tebhyaH purIM dattvAnivR^ittonAgapUjitaH || 63-54 vivarasya cha madhyena samAgachChanmahAprabham | sarvaratnamayaM li~NgaM sthitaM kalpataroradhaH || 63-55 archyamAnaM subahvIbhirnAgakanyAbhiraikShata | tato.asau vismayAviShTonAgakanyAhyapR^ichChata || 63-56 kenedaM sthApitaM li~NgaM sUryavaishvAnaraprabham | li~NgAdapi chaturdikShu mArgAshcheme tu kIdR^ishAH || iti vIravachaH shrutvA bR^ihatkaTipayodharA | savrIDaM sasmitApA~NganirmokShamidamabravIt || 63-57 sarvapannagarAjena sheSheNa sumahAtmanA | tapastaptvA mahAli~Ngamidamatra pratiShThitam || 63-58 darshanAtsparshanAddhyAnAdarchanAtsarvasiddhidam | li~NgAtpUrveNamArgo.ayaMyAtishrIparvataMbhuvi || 63-59 elApatreNa vihito nAgAnAM tatra prAptaye | dakShiNena chamArgo.ayaM yAti shUrpArakaM bhuvi || 63-60 karkoTakena nAgena kR^ito.ayaM tatra prAptaye | pashchimena cha mArgo.ayaM prabhAsaM yAti suprabhAm || 63-61 airAvatena vihito nAgAnAM gamanAya cha | uttareNa cha mArgo.ayaM yena yAtuM bhavAnsthitaH || 63-62 guptakShetre siddhali~NgaM yAtishaktiguhA.a.akR^itaH | vihitastakShakeNA.asau yAtuMtatramahAtmanA || 63-63 itIdaM varNitaM vIra vij~naptiH shrUyatAmmama | ko bhavAnadhunaiveto daityapR^iShTha gato.abhavat | adhunaiva tathaikAkI samAyAto.atra no vada || 63-64 vaya~ncha sarvAstedAsyastvAMpatimpravR^iNImahe | asmAbhiH sahitaH krIDavividhAsvatrabhUmiShu || 63-65 barbarIka uvAcha | ahaM kurukulotpannaH pANDuputrasya pautrakaH | barbarIka iti khyAtastaM daityaM hantumAgataH || 63-66 sa cha datyo hataH pApaH punaryAsye mahItalam | bhavatIbhishcha me nAsti kR^ityaM bhobhoH katha~nchanaH || 63-67 brahmachArivrataM yasmAdahaMsatatamAstitaH | ityuktvA.abhyarchayatalli~NgaMpraNipatyachadaNDavat || 63-68 UrdhvamAchakrame vIraH kAtaraM tAbhirIkShitaH | tato bahiH samAgatya saprakAshaM mukhaM tadA || 63-69 praharSheNaiva pUrvasyA vijayaM dadR^ishe dishaH | tasminkAle cha vijayaH karma sarvaM samAptavan || 63-70 kAntyA sUryasamAbhAsa UrdhvamAchakrame kShaNAt | tato viyadgataM devaiH puShpavarShamabhUnmahat || 63-71 jagurgandharvamukhyAshcha nanR^itushchA.apsarogaNAH | vijayo barbarIka~ncha tato vachanamabravIt || 63-72 tava prasAdvIresha siddhiH prAptA mayA.atulA | chira~njIva chiraM nanda chiraM vasa chiraM jaya || 63-73 ata evahisAdhUnAM sa~NgamichChanti sAdhavaH | auShadhaM sarvadoShANAM bhavetsatsa~NgamoyataH || 63-74 tva~ncha homasthitaM bhasma sindUrasadR^ishaprabham | niHshalyaM savivavarakaM pUryamANaM gR^ihANa cha || 63-75 akShayyametatsaMgrAme prathamante pramu~nchataH | shatrUNAM sthAnakaM mR^ityordehaM dhvastaM kariShyati || 63-76 evaM sukhena vijayaH shatrUNAM te bhaviShyati || 63-77 barbarIka uvAcha upakuryAnnirAkA~NkShoyaHsasAdhuritIryate | sAkA~NkShamupakuryAdyaHsAdhutvetasyakoguNaH || 63-78 taddehi bhasma chA.anyasmai kenA.apyartho na me.aNvapi | prasAdasumukhAM dR^iShTiM vinA nA.anyadvR^iNomi te || 63-79 devA UchuH kurUNAM pANDavAnA~ncha bhaviShyati mahAnraNaH | tato bhUmisthitaM bhasma prApsyanti yadi kauravAH || 63-80 mahAnanarthobhavitApANDavAnAMtataHsphuTam | tasmAdgR^ihANatvaMbhasmaso.apichakretathAvachaH || 63-81 devibhiH sahitA devAH sammAnya vijaya~ncha te | siddheshvaryaMdadustasmaisiddhasenetinAmacha || 63-81 evaM sa vijayo vipraH siddhiM lebhe sudurllabhAm | barbarIkashchakR^itvaitadevIbhaktirato.avasat || 63-82 iti shrskAnde mahApurANe ekAshitisAhasryAM saMhitAyAM prathame mAheshvarakhaNde kaumArikAkhaNDe kAryasiddhivarNanaM nAma triShaShTitamo.adhyAyaH December 24, 2009