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National Archives of Nepal (NAK 2–229), and its digital version has been archived by Nepal-German Manuscript Preservation Project (NGMCP B 11–4). It is likely that the manuscript was copied by the scribe on Monday, March 10 811 CE, though there is some uncertainty with
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grounds. This suggests that the original text existed before this time. R. Adriaensen, H.Bakker, and H. Isaacson dated the oldest surviving palm-leaf manuscript of Skanda Purana to 810 CE, but
Richard Mann adds that earlier versions of the text likely existed in the 8th century CE. Hans Bakker states
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Skandapurana text, states Hans Bakker, is to sanctify the geography and landscape of South Asia, and legitimize the regional Shaiva communities across the land, as it existed at the time the edition was produced. The text reflects the political uncertainties, the competition
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recensions. The only surviving manuscript of the
Revakhanda recension is from 1682. The four surviving manuscripts of the Ambikakhhnda recension are of a later period and contains much more alterations. Judit Törzsök says a similar recension to these two recensions seems to have been known to
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in Tamil literature). While the text is named after Skanda, he does not feature either more or less prominently in this text than in other Shiva-related
Puranas. The text has been an important historical record and influence on the Hindu traditions and rituals related to the war-god Skanda.
1981:, and Harunaga Isaacson, 1998; vol. IIa, adhyāyas 26-31.14, ed. by Hans T. Bakker and Harunaga Isaacson, 2005; vol. IIb, adhyāyas 31-52, ed. by Hans T. Bakker, Peter C. Bisschop, and Yuko Yokochi, 2014; vol. III, adhyāyas 34.1-61, 53-69, ed. by Yuko Yokochi, 2013. Supplement to the
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that has survived into the modern era exists in many versions. It is considered as a living text, which has been widely edited, over many centuries, creating numerous variants. The common elements in the variant editions encyclopedically cover
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Nepalese manuscript to about 810 CE. This manuscript was discovered as one in a group of seven different texts bound together. The group included fourteen manuscripts mostly Buddhist, six of which are very old
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is also available. These texts discuss cosmogony, theology, philosophical questions on virtues and vice, questions such as what is evil, the origin of evil, how to deal with and cure evil.
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this is its strength not weakness. The Skanda Purana is, in a real sense, a living purana, one of the few
Puranas extant still extant in Sanskrit and certainly, one of the most popular.
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which was wrongly included in the Skanda Purana by Veṅkateśvara Steam Press in 1910 and all publications of the Skanda after it. The one belonging to the Skanda has 116 chapters.)
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quotes content found only in these two recensions, thus the version known at that time was similar to the ancient version of these two recensions.
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Karttikeya Cult as reflected in the Epics and the Puranas, University of Ceylon Review, Vol. 19, pages 131-138
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Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts
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religious texts. The text contains over 81,000 verses, and is of
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s. According to another tradition, these are grouped in seven
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The whole corpus of texts which are considered as part of the
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2516:"The Relation between the Skandapurana and the Avantyakhanda"
2476:"The Structure of the Varanasimahatmya in Skandapurana 26-31"
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Tirtha region, south India), further divided into two parts:
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Kaverimahatmya presents stories and a pilgrim guide for the
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1977:, vol. I, adhyāyas 1-25, edited by Rob Adriaensen,
979:Laskhmidhara, thus it existed before 12th century.
2964:. Albany, New York: State University of New York.
1857:manuscripts have been found in Nepal, Tamil Nadu (
946:. They dated the manuscript to 8th century CE, on
901:as the Absolute and the source of true knowledge.
1985:, Groningen: Egbert Forsten, and Leiden: Brill.
1825:, like many Puranas, include the legends of the
1703:are extant. A manuscript of a commentary on the
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2601:. Cambridge University Press. p. 272.
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2304:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 63.
2217:. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 68.
1547:The second type of division of the
1068:Manas Tirtha is to a place of mind,
934:, in about 1898, discovered an old
2639:. Sessions Book Trust. p. 7.
2366:. Walter de Gruyter. p. 224.
2037:Published by Motilal Banarsidass,
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1898:The 1910 edition included seven
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2536:from the original on 2023-03-26
2496:from the original on 2021-04-14
2435:from the original on 2023-03-26
2380:from the original on 2021-04-14
2211:Jean Holm; John Bowker (1998).
1874:of this manuscript is unclear.
4824:Relations with other religions
3040:10.1080/02508281.1979.11014968
2781:Jurgen Neuss, Oliver Hellwig,
2455:, pp. 3-4 with footnotes.
2027:Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare (1996).
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2937:The World of the Skandapurāṇa
2882:Rivista degli Studi Orientali
3004:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
2955:Doniger, Wendy, ed. (1993).
2783:Rewakhanda of the Vayupurana
2633:Geoffrey Waring Maw (1997).
2560:The Art of Living Foundation
1551:is found in some texts like
1526:Rajasthan Tirtha region) and
3065:Excerpts from Skanda Purana
3028:Tourism Recreation Research
2985:. Oxford University Press.
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2680:Introduction to the Puranas
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2595:Jonathan P. Parry (1994).
2363:The Many Faces of Murukan̲
1983:Groningen Oriental Studies
1891:Buddhist yamaka text. The
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1046:Tirtha are of three kinds,
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2413:Hans Bakker, ed. (2004).
1881:Saddharma Pundarika Sutra
1837:, the story of the demon
1507:Vastrāpathakṣetramāhātmya
1240:Puruṣottamakṣetramāhātmya
872:The earliest text titled
852:literature, titled after
3968:Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
3070:The Skandapurāṇa Project
2563:. Ashgate. p. 139.
2360:Fred W. Clothey (1978).
2101:Richard D. Mann (2011).
2073:, pp. 114, 229–238.
1132:consists of 3 sections:
4047:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
2557:Stephen Jacobs (2015).
1833:) and the emergence of
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1433:Caturaśītiliṅgamāhātmya
1041:Tirtha: Holy Pilgrimage
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2934:Bakker, Hans (2014).
2809:(1). Baroda: 103–128.
2514:Yuko Yokochi (2004).
2298:D. C. Sircar (1965).
1252:Badarikāśramamāhātmya
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1421:Avantikṣetramāhātmya
1292:Vaiśākhamāsamāhātmya
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1022:is undoubtedly post-
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4871:Hinduism by country
4037:Iraiyanar Akapporul
3997:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
3250:Sanat-kumara Purana
2757:, pp. 232–233.
2678:Shastri, P. (1995)
2400:, pp. 229–231.
2330:Alex McKay (2015).
2267:Vijay Nath (2007),
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1956:Motilal Banarsidass
1807:Kailash-Manasarovar
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1632:Sanatkumāra Saṁhitā
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1591:Śivamāhātmya Khaṇḍa
1228:Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya
998:Stylistically, the
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571:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
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3078: : Devanagari
2940:. BRILL Academic.
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1759:Śivarahasya Khaṇḍa
1363:Brahmottara Khaṇḍa
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1849:Manuscripts
1450:Vayu Purana
1446:Rewa Khanda
1441:Rewā Khaṇḍa
1374:Kāśī Khaṇḍa
1028:South India
1010:Mahabharata
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856:, a son of
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690:Yoga Sutras
606:Aathichoodi
539:Historicity
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527:Historicity
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140:Atharvaveda
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4636:Kumbh Mela
4604:Gudi Padwa
4549:Durga Puja
4534:Shivaratri
4406:Karnavedha
4386:Namakarana
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850:Shaivite
782:Timeline
639:Shastras
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424:Naradiya
357:Jyotisha
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164:Aranyaka
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130:Samaveda
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279:Prashna
269:Mundaka
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4829:Baháʼí
4733:Hindus
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4680:Others
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4651:Prayag
4646:Nashik
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4477:Shudra
4436:Vivaha
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4308:Bhakti
4293:Temple
4247:Shakti
4155:Varuna
4098:Vishnu
4093:Brahma
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3878:Agamas
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3565:Dvaita
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4457:Varna
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4328:Yajna
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4207:Bhumi
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