Skandapuranam - Prabhasa Kandam - Seventh Kandam !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!

Vetrivel Muruganukku Aroara !! Muruga Saranam !!





Nalen sheyyum vinai than enseyyum
Enai Nadi Vantha Kol En Sheyyum
Kodum Kootru En Sheyyum
Kumaresar Iru Thalum, Shilambu, Shathangayum, Thandayum
Shanmughamum Tholum Kadambum
Enakku Munney Vanduhu Thondridiney


Prabhasa kandam describes - About Puranams and Upa Puranams

Lord Brahma's severe penance for the manifestation of Four Vedas - Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharvana.  The result was 18 puranas and 18 upa purana.  The Eighteen Puranas are: Brahma Puranam, Vishnu Puranam, Shiva Puranam, Srimad Bagavatha Puranam, Bavishya Puranam, Naradha Puranam, Markandeya Puranam, Agni Puranam, Brahma Vaivarta Puranam, Linga puranam, Padma Puranam, Varaha Puranam, Skanda Puranam, Vamana Puranam, Kumara Puranam, Matsya Puranam, Vayu Puranam and Garuda Puranam.

The eighteen Upa Puranams are: Sanatkumara, Narasimha, Skanda, Shiva Dharma, Durvasa, Naradha, Kapila, Manu, Ushana, Brahmanda, Varuna, Kalika, Maheswara, Samba, Saura, Parashara, Mareecha and Barghava.

Features of each puranam and number of slokas in  them are:  Brahma Puranam - 10,000 verses, Padma Puranam 55,000 verses, Vishnu Puranam 23,000 verses, Vayu Puranam 24,000 verses, Bagavatha puranam 18,000 verses, Naradha Puranam 25,000 verses, Markandeya Puranam 9,000 verses, Agni Puranam 16,000 verses, Bavishya puranam 14,500 verses, Brahma Vaivarta Puranam 18,000 verses, Linga puranam 11,000 verses, varaha Puranam 24,000 verses, Skanda Puranam 81, 100 verses, Vamana Puranam 10,000 verses, koorma Puranam 17,000 verses, Mastya Puranam 14,000 verses, Garuda Puranam 18,000 verses, and Brahmanda Puranam 12,200 verses.


Swathika Puranas describes the story related to Lord Vishnu, Rajass Puranas describes about  Lord Brahma and  Tamas Puranas describes  Agni and Rudra.



The significance of Prabhasa Kshetram and Prabhasa Theertham  - Somnath Lingam and different name of it - Sidheshwar Linga - Chandra's creation of Linga with the help of Vishwakarama at Prabhasa Kshetram.


The significance of getting one's head tonsured : Lord Shiva explains to Goddess Parvathy about the importance of getting head tonsured by men while visiting the holy places.  A man should tonsure his head  whenever he undertakes visits to  holy places.  The tonsure of head removes all the sins which is contained in the hair.   A devotee should remove his hair at Soma Theertham and immerse them in Padma Theertham near Somnath. It has the power to purify all the sins he had committed in his life.  There are five crores of Shiva Lingams submerged in the ocean near Somnath.


The emergence of Saraswathy river in Prabhasa Kshetram -


Significance of Prabhasa Kshetram, The Abode of Gods and Goddesses: place of Lord Siddheshwar Temple, Kapileshwar Temple (the lingam installed by Kapila - one of the avatharam of Lord Vishnu) Gandharveshwar Temple (installed by Gandharva), Vimaleshwar Temple, Dhandeshwar (lingam installed by Kubera).  There temple for Goddesses Sarawathy,  Lakshmi,  and Parvathy - Mangala, Visalakshy and Chatwar temples.


The Sanctity of Dwarakapuri  - Mokshasthal - Gomathi Theertham (Mokshatheertham)


Thus, end the seven Kandams of Skanda  Maha Puranam ends.


Vetrivel Muruganukku Ara Aroara !!
Dhandayuda Panikku Ara Aroara !!
Shoora Samhara Moorthikku Ara Aroara !!
Vetrivel Muruganukku Ara Aroara !!



Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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