Skanda Purana in Portuguese
स्कन्दपुराण
The Largest Mahapurana
The most extensive of the eighteen Mahapuranas: a vast compendium of sacred geography, tirtha mahatmya, pilgrimage lore, and devotional narratives spanning the length and breadth of Bharatavarsha.
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The Skanda Purana is the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, traditionally attributed to Vyasa and narrated by Skanda (Kartikeya) to the sages. With 92,067 verses organized across seven Khandas and twenty-six Sections, it is an encyclopedic guide to India's sacred landscape, celebrating tirthas, temples, rivers, and mountains from Kedarnath to Rameswaram, from Kashi to Somnath.
How This Book Is Organised
The Skanda Purana is structured across seven Khandas, each containing multiple Sections.
Khandas
Seven major divisions
Sections
26 thematic sections
Adhyayas
1,731 chapters
Shlokas
92,067 verses
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Tirtha mahatmya, pilgrimage context, and sacred geography
Khandas of the Skanda Purana
The Skanda Purana is traditionally divided into seven Khandas.
Each Khanda celebrates the sacred geography of a distinct region of Bharatavarsha.
Maheshvara Khanda
The Section of Mahesvara (Shiva)
No vasto compêndio do Skanda Purāṇa, tradicionalmente contado entre os 81.000 versos do corpus purânico, o Māheśvara Khaṇḍa apresenta-se como um arcabouço teológico e ritual-ético centrado em Śiva.
Vaishnava Khanda
The Section of Vishnu
O Vaiṣṇava Khaṇḍa do Skanda Purāṇa constitui um vasto corpo teológico e peregrino de orientação vaiṣṇava, no qual a geografia sagrada é apresentada como prolongamento vivo da bhakti, do dharma e da memória salvífica.
Brahma Khanda
The Section of Brahma
No vasto desenho enciclopédico do Skanda Purāṇa, tradicionalmente contado entre os grandes corpos purânicos, o Brahma Khaṇḍa atua como um portal doutrinal e narrativo.
Kashi Khanda
The Section on Kashi (Varanasi)
O Kāśī Khaṇḍa do Skanda Purāṇa apresenta-se como um ensinamento teológico contínuo sobre Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), celebrada como o mais elevado kṣetra sagrado.
Avantya Khanda
The Section on Avanti (Ujjain)
O Avantīkhaṇḍa do Skanda Purāṇa apresenta-se como um compêndio regional e teológico que consagra Avanti—com Ujjayinī/Avantī no centro—como uma paisagem sagrada onde peregrinação, rito e ensinamento doutrinal se encontram.
Nagara Khanda
The Section on Nagara
O Nāgarakhaṇḍa, no vasto corpo do Skanda Purāṇa, apresenta-se como uma geografia sagrada: um mapa devocional em que lugares, templos e tīrthas organizam o ensinamento.
Prabhasa Khanda
The Section on Prabhasa
O Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa apresenta-se, no seio do Skanda Purāṇa, como um mapa sagrado (tīrtha-māhātmya) que orienta o peregrino e o devoto através de lugares de poder espiritual.
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Tirthas of the Skanda Purana
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